Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1626001 - Dresser Engineering Company

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1626001

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 01/22/1985

Site Address:
Dresser Engineering Company
4 Miles S On Hwy 9
Erath, LA 70533

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1485, New Iberia, LA 70560

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/23/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360550156

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$280	$0	$0	$0	$0	$280
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	01/29/1985	02/01/1985	$280	$560	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14518955

Event: 01/21/1985

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

A WORK CREW WAS MOVING AN 8-FOOT-BY-8-FOOT METAL BUILDING (ON WOODEN SKIDS) FROM AN AREA OF STORAGE TO A CONCRETE FOUNDATION ABOUT 130 FEET AWAY FROM THE STORAGE AREA. A 15-TON GALION HYDRAULIC CRANE, SPREADER BAR, CHAINS, AND SLINGS WERE USED TO LIFT THE BUILDING ABOUT 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND SO THAT IT COULD BE MOVED. THE CRANE WAS MOVING IN A BACKWARDS DIRECTION. TWO EMPLOYEES WERE GUIDING THE BUILDING AND DIRECTING THE CRANE OPERATOR WHEN THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED 2 PHASES OF A 3-PHASE, 13.2-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE SYSTEM. THE TWO EMPLOYEES GUIDING THE BUILDING WERE ELECTROCUTED.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1626001			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	1626001			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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