Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124620279 - Western General Constructoin

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 124620279

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 09/29/1993

Site Address:
Western General Constructoin
765 North 10500 West
Ogden, UT 84404

Mailing Address:
3702 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84115

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1541

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361531510

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	5			2		7
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,600	$0	$0	$500	$0	$4,100
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	10200140201	10/26/1993	10/30/1993	$900	$900	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	10200151203	10/26/1993	10/30/1993	$900	$900	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19100023 C01	10/26/1993	10/30/1993	$900	$900	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19100141 A03 II	10/26/1993	10/30/1993	$900	$900	$0	A - Amendment	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19100305 G01 III	10/26/1993	10/30/1993	$900	$900	$0	-
6.	02001	Other	10100040401	10/26/1993	11/28/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002	Other	10200110301	11/12/1993	12/15/1993	$500	$500	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170562607

Event: 09/28/1993

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC GRINDER

An employee of a construction firm was working in the conveyor pit of a truck hopper. His supervisor had assigned him the task of cutting and installing a piece of rubber at the base of the conveyor. When he was finished, he was to clean up. The employee was reported missing by his father later that evening. The employee was found dead at about 2 AM the next morning by an employee of a minerals company. The pit had had problems of ground water seepage, and the dead employee was found lying on his right side in about 18 inches of water. He was wedged between a half-submerged, 6-inch-diameter pipe and a concrete wall. He was holding the power supply cord for an electric grinder in one hand, and the cord was plugged into an extension cord set. Burn marks were found on the dead employee's hand and chest. The blade for the ungrounded circuit conductor on the grinder's attachment plug and the corresponding slot on the cord connector on the cord set had been melted off. The employee had been electrocuted.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CORD SET, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, ATTACHMENT PLUG, GROUND FAULT, CORD CONNECTOR, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELEC PORT TOOL--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124620279			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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