Inspection Detail

Inspection: 14887905 - Chandler-Wilbert Vault Co

Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry

Inspection Nr: 14887905

Report ID: 0552700

Date Opened: 04/12/1984

Site Address:
Chandler-Wilbert Vault Co
899 Burr St
St Paul, MN 55101

Mailing Address:
2280 N Hamline Ave, St Paul, MN 55113

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1521

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference:

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/02/2016

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360589931

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$324	$0	$0	$0	$0	$324
Current Penalty	$324	$0	$0	$0	$0	$324
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	19260550 A15 I	04/19/1984	04/22/1984	$162	$162	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	04/19/1984	04/22/1984	$162	$162	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14447957

Event: 04/11/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CRANE BOOM

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED THE DUTIES OF DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION OF PREFABRICATED STEPS AT THE REAR ENTRY OF A RESIDENCE. THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF OVERHEAD POWER LINES WERE IN THE AREA WHERE THE STEPS WERE TO BE PLACED. THE TRUCK CRANE COULD NOT REACH THE POSITION WHERE THE STEPS WERE TO BE PLACED. THE OPERATOR LET THE STEPS DOWN, AND THE HELPER UNHOOKED THE CABLE FROM THE STEPS. WHEN THE OPERATOR, USING HAND CONTROLS AND STANDING ON THE GROUND, WENT TO SWING THE BOOM AROUND TO PICK UP THE STEPS AT ANOTHER ANGLE, THE CABLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN 8000-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE OPERATOR WAS KNOCKED UNCONCIOUS, AND MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSITATION WAS USED TO REVIVE HIM. HE RECEIVED BURNS ON THE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HUMIDITY WAS HIGH (62%), AND THE GROUND MOIST FROM OVERNIGHT DRIZZLE. THE OPERATOR HAD ATTEMPTED TO POSITION THE BOOM IN BETWEEN THE SETS OF POWER LINES, WHICH WERE ONLY 9 FEET APART.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CPR, CRANE BOOM, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14887905			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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