Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14744890 - Indiana Dept Of Highways

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 14744890

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/02/1984

Site Address:
Indiana Dept Of Highways
Us 231 Over Kankakee River
Demotte, IN 46350

Mailing Address:
Box 429, La Porte, IN 46350

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9190

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1984

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260106 A	09/19/1984	09/24/1984	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14223275

Event: 07/20/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

SOME EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT FROM THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY. ONE OF THEM WAS HOLDING ONTO A 2-YARD CONCRETE BUCKET THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A CRANE. THE CRANE CABLES TOUCHED A 69-KILOVOLT OR A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. A SECOND EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NEAR THE CONCRETE BUCKET, RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS TO HIS LEGS.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14744890			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	14744890			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Chief exec's & gen'l administrators, public admin.

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