Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18483685 - Edwards Crane, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18483685

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/26/1989

Site Address:
Edwards Crane, Inc.
4655 Highway 29 North
Greensboro, NC 27405

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 18824, Greensboro, NC 27419

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/15/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/04/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360263412

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			3		7
Current Violations	4			3		7
Initial Penalty	$840	$0	$0	$0	$0	$840
Current Penalty	$840	$0	$0	$0	$0	$840
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260550 A15 I	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$210	$210	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	09/25/1989	10/28/1989	$210	$210	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	95012901	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$210	$210	$0	-
4.	01004	Serious	19260751 D	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$210	$210	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	7B0308	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
6.	02002	Other	19260550 A04	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02003	Other	19260550 A12	09/25/1989	10/02/1989	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 1000231

Event: 07/20/1989

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD

AN IRONWORKER WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURAL STEEL IN AN OFFICE ADDITION. HE WAS STANDING ON A BRICK WALL, GUIDING STEEL MEMBERS INTO PLACE. THE STEEL WAS BEING RAISED INTO POSITION BY A MOBILE TRUCK CRANE, WHICH WAS SET UP BENEATH A 24-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. FOUR STEEL MEMBERS HAD BEEN PLACED WHEN THE FOREMAN RECEIVED A RADIO CALL. HE INSTRUCTED THE CRANE OPERATOR AND THE IRON WORKER TO STOP. HOWEVER, AS HE WALKED TO THE CAB OF THE CRANE, A BAR JOIST WAS LIFTED AND CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. THE IRONWORKER, WHO WAS GUIDING THE BAR JOIST INTO PLACE, RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL 14 FEET, 3 INCHES TO THE CONCRETE. HE RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES, WHICH CAUSED HIS DEATH. A SECOND WORKER RECEIVED A BURN ON HIS ARM. (THE REPORT DID NOT STATE WHAT HE WAS DOING OR HOW HE RECEIVED THIS INJURY.)

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, STEEL ERECTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18483685			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers
2	18483685			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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