Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1778950 - Cummins Engine Company Inc Jamestown Engine Plant

Inspection Information - Office: Buffalo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1778950

Report ID: 0213600

Date Opened: 08/10/1984

Site Address:
Cummins Engine Company Inc Jamestown Engine Plant
4720 Baker Street Extension
Lakewood, NY 14750

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3519

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/31/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360561922

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
Current Penalty	$300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$300
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	5A0001	11/07/1984	12/10/1984	$300	$300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14484711

Event: 08/09/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS FROM AN M.C. VERT-A-LIFT (MODEL NO. VAL-MC-28) THAT WAS ELEVATED TO A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 15 FEET. (THE AERIAL LIFT WAS MANUFACTURED BY LIFT-A-LOFT CORPORATION, MUNCIE, INDIANA.) THE BALLASTS WERE BEING CHANGED WHEREVER NECESSARY. THAT DAY ONE OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES HAD CHANGED FOUR OR FIVE BALLASTS ENERGIZED AT 277 VOLTS. HIS COWORKER INSISTED THAT SHE NOT WORK WITH LIVE EQUIPMENT AND ACTED PRIMARILY AS A HELPER. THE EMPLOYEE CHANGING THE BALLASTS RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE RECONNECTING THE LAST BALLAST AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE HAD BURN MARKS ON THE PALMS OF BOTH HANDS.

Keywords: BURN, BALLAST--LIGHTING, LIGHTING CIRCUIT, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1778950			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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