Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18856815 - Robert A. Ballantine, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 18856815

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/30/1986

Site Address:
Robert A. Ballantine, Inc.
269 Lower Magothly Beach Road
Pasadena, MD 21122

Mailing Address:
1797 Dorsey Road, Hanover, MD 21076

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1771

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/28/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/26/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360749329

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$470	$0	$0	$0	$0	$470
Current Penalty	$470	$0	$0	$0	$0	$470
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	19260600 A 6	12/24/1986	12/27/1986	$470	$470	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14296123

Event: 10/27/1986

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A CONCRETE PUMPING TRUCK TO PUMP CONCRETE INTO WALL FORMS. IN RAISING THE BOOM FOR THE ROYAL INDUSTRIES THOMSEN CONCRETE PUMP (MODEL NUMBER 845, SERIAL NUMBER 84577 ON A FORD TRUCK BODY), THE EMPLOYEE MOVED THE BOOM INTO A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO HAD RECEIVED 3 WEEKS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND WHO WAS WORKING ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: CONCRETE PUMP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CONCRETE TRUCK, ELECTROCUTED, E C

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18856815			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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