Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1917392 - General Building Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1917392

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 12/19/1984

Site Address:
General Building Corporation
11600 Old Gentilly Road
New Orleans, LA 70128

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7359

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/19/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/01/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360549968

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
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	19100180 J01 I	01/03/1985	01/06/1985	$120	$120	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14259352

Event: 12/18/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

A 40-FOOT FLAT BED TRAILER LOADED WITH SURPLUS (SCRAP) MACHINERY HAD COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. A PETTIBONE MODEL 30 TRUCK CRANE WAS USED TO UNLOAD AND SET THE MACHINERY ON THE GROUND. A LOW-BOY TRAILER THAT WAS TO BE USED TO HAUL THE MACHINERY WAS DRIVEN UP ALONGSIDE THE FLAT BED TRAILER. A WIRE ROPE SLING WAS USED TO HOIST THE MACHINERY THAT WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND ONTO THE TRAILER. AS THE TRUCK CRANE LIFTED THE MACHINERY, AN EMPLOYEE GUIDED IT ONTO THE LOW-BOY TRAILER WITH HIS HAND. THE HOIST ROPE OF THE TRUCK CRANE CONTACTED A 13.8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND ELECTROCUTED THE EMPLOYEE.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TRUCK CRANE, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, LOAD LINE, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1917392			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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