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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1824085 - Franklin Pumping Service Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office
Site Address:
Franklin Pumping Service Inc
Behind Ferro Corp Dow Rd
Bow, NH 03301
Mailing Address:
Box 617 Industrial Rd, Wrentham, MA 02093
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4953
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/17/1985
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/12/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360569172 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| Current Penalty | $240 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $240 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 03/06/1985 | 03/09/1985 | $240 | $240 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC TILT-FRAME HOIST BENEATH OVERHEAD POWER LINES, TRYING TO PICK UP A DUMPSTER THAT WAS FILLED WITH HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL WASTE. EMPLOYEE #2 ATTACHED THE CABLE FROM THE HOIST TO THE DUMPSTER. THE OVERHEAD LINE WAS 24 FEET, 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE OPERATION WAS LOCATED AT THE APPROXIMATE MIDPOINT BETWEEN TWO UTILITY POLES. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING THE CONTROLS, WHICH WERE LOCATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRAILER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND, WHICH WAS SEMISOFT BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE WAS 40 DEGREES, F. THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW ON THE GROUND, AND THE SUN WAS SHINING. EMPLOYEES #2, 3, AND 4 WERE STANDING AT THE REAR OF THE TRAILER, WHERE IT MADE CONTACT WITH THE DUMPSTER. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER WERE ABOUT 56 FEET, 3 INCHES LONG, AND THE DUMPSTER ABOUT 35 FEET LONG. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD THE TILT FRAME ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES AWAY AND TRIED TO PULL UP THE DUMPSTER. THE STRAIN ON THE TRAILER LIFTED THE MAST INTO THE OVERHEAD LINE (34 KILOVOLTS PHASE TO PHASE, 19.9 KILOVOLTS PHASE TO GROUND). EMPLOYEE #2 SAW EMPLOYEE #1 BEING SHOCKED AND RAN TO AID HIM WITH EMPLOYEES #3 AND 4 RIGHT BEHIND. EMPLOYEE #2 THREW HIMSELF AT EMPLOYEE #1 TO KNOCK HIM OFF THE CONTROLS. HE THEN RECEIVED SHOCKS AND BURNS. EMPLOYEES #3 AND 4 TRIED TO GRAB EMPLOYEES #1 AND 2 BUT WERE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE CURRENT. EVENTUALLY, EMPLOYEES #2 AND 3 PULLED EMPLOYEE #1 AWAY. HOWEVER, EMPLOYEE #1 DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.
Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, DUMPSTER, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TILT-FRAME HOIST
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1824085 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 1824085 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 1824085 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||
| 4 | 1824085 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |