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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1505890 - Foutz & Bursum Const Co Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office
Site Address:
Foutz & Bursum Const Co Inc
(Negro Canyon) Hovenweep Co 2 Plant
Pleasant View, CO 81331
Mailing Address:
3620 E Main Po Box 307, Farmington, NM 87401
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/14/1984
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/05/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360554729 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $810 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $810 |
| Current Penalty | $810 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $810 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 11/28/1984 | 12/01/1984 | $810 | $810 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260550 A15 I | 11/28/1984 | 12/01/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A CREW, CONSISTING OF FOUR EMPLOYEES, WAS PLACING 8-INCH STEEL PIPE, 30 FEET IN LENGTH, ALONG AN OPEN TRENCH WITH A CATERPILLAR SIDEBOOM PIPELAYING TRACTOR (MODEL 561HB). THE TRACTOR WAS OPERATING DIRECTLY BENEATH A 24.9-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND HAD A BOOM THAT WAS 27 FEET, 7 INCHES IN LENGTH. THE FOREMAN HAD THE OPERATOR MOVE THE TRACTOR BACKWARD ABOUT 1 FOOT. AS THE OPERATOR DID SO, THE BOOM APPARENTLY HIT THE LOWER ENERGIZED OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE FOREMAN AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN HAND CONTACT WITH THE PIPE AND ATTACHMENTS. WHEN THE BOOM CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED LINE, THE OPERATOR SAW A FLASH OF LIGHT, HEARD A SHOUT, AND DROPPED THE BOOM. ONE OF THE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WAS ELECTROCUTED, AND THE SECOND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND INJURED HIS NECK WHEN HE FELL INTO THE OPEN TRENCH. THE FOREMAN RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK, WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL, AND WAS RELEASED. (THE TRACTOR OPERATOR WAS NOT INJURED.)
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, TRENCH, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, TRACTOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1505890 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Construction laborers | ||
| 2 | 1505890 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Construction laborers | ||
| 3 | 1505890 | Non Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Supervisors; plumbers, pipefitters & steamfitters |