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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1560000.015 - Hooper Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office
Site Address:
Hooper Corporation
29250 East Ondossagon Road
Ashland, WI 54806
Mailing Address:
6450 Pederson Crossing Boulevard, De Forest, WI 53532
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 238220/ Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/08/2022
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/10/2022
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 1826959 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $14,502 | $0 | $0 | $2,072 | $0 | $16,574 |
| Current Penalty | $13,052 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,052 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100266 H01 IV | 04/15/2022 | 04/29/2022 | $13,052 | $14,502 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19040040 A | 04/15/2022 | $0 | $2,072 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At 3:30 p.m. on October 21, 2021, an employee worked with three coworkers to fell a thirty-five-foot wooden utility line pole. The employee and coworker #1 unloaded a trailer while coworkers #2 and #3 began to dig a forty-five-inch diameter hole approximately one and a half feet deep around the pole in preparation for the cut. The employee then used an angle grinder to cut two steel guy wires that supported the pole as coworker #1 began a conventional wedge cut at the base of the pole facing the identified fall zone. Coworker #2 then held onto the two guy wires while coworker #1 continued cutting the pole. At some point, the employee grabbed one of the guy wires and entered the fall zone without notifying coworker #1 who continued to cut. The pole then fell and struck the employee on the head and right leg. The employee received blunt force trauma to the head and a leg fracture and taken to the hospital, where the employee died.
Keywords: Blunt force trauma, Cutting, Drop Zone, Falling Object, Fracture, Guy, Head, Leg, Utility Pole
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1560000.015 | 54 | M | Fatality | Electrical Power-Line |