Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18421412 - Sawyer Manufacturing Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Safety
Site Address:
Sawyer Manufacturing Inc
4329 Greenway Drive
Knoxville, TN 37918
Mailing Address:
P O Box 5145, Knoxville, TN 37918
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:3448
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/11/1986
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 10/20/1986
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360777643 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 |
| 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 | 19100180 J01 I | 09/24/1986 | 09/27/1986 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING EQUIPMENT FROM A FLATBED TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC, EXTENSIBLE BOOM. THE OUTRIGGERS FOR THE TRUCK CRANE HAD BEEN EXTENDED. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON THE TRUCK, AND THE OTHER TWO WERE STANDING ON THE GROUND AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO GUIDE THE LOAD. THE OPERATOR, WHO WAS STANDING ON THE TRUCK, HAD RAISED THE BOOM AND WAS LOWERING THE LOAD WHEN A FIFTH EMPLOYEE, WALKING TOWARD THE TRUCK, WARNED THEM THAT THEY WERE TOO CLOSE TO A 13-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ENERGIZING THE CRANE AND ITS ATTACHED LOAD. THE TWO EMPLOYEES ON THE TRUCK, AND THE EMPLOYEE WHO WARNED THEM ABOUT THE POWER LINE WERE UNINJURED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OTHER TWO, WHO WERE HOLDING THE LOAD AT THE INSTANT OF CONTACT, RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND BURNS TO THEIR HANDS AND FEET. ONE OF THE TWO INJURED EMPLOYEES COMPLAINED OF DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING AND DIED ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER, EN ROUTE TO A HOSPITAL IN AN AMBULANCE. THE OTHER INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED, RETURNING TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, LOAD LINE, CRANE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18421412 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Miscellaneous hand working occupations | ||
| 2 | 18421412 | Non Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Miscellaneous hand working occupations |
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