Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2819480 - The Reimer Group Incorporated

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

Inspection Nr: 2819480

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 08/22/1985

Site Address:
The Reimer Group Incorporated
9400 Block Pilgram Avenue
Laurel, MD 20707

Mailing Address:
3105 Helth Park Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:8711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360614366

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$180
Current Penalty	$90	$0	$0	$0	$0	$90
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	19260021 B02	11/29/1985	11/30/1985	$90	$180	$0	12/13/1985	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14295323

Event: 08/09/1985

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ROD

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE SURVEYING A WOODED AREA SO THAT THE AREA COULD BE GRADED FOR A ROAD. ONE EMPLOYEE (THE RODMAN) WAS HOLDING A 15-FOOT WOODEN ROD OVER HIS HEAD SO THAT THE INSTRUMENT OPERATOR COULD TAKE A READING OF THE GRADE. THE ROD HAD A METAL STRIP RUN ALONG ITS EDGE. THE RODMAN, WHO HAD BEEN EMPLOYED IN THIS FIELD FOR MORE THAN 2 YEARS, WAS STANDING UNDER 13-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINES. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE RAISED THE ROD, IT CONTACTED THE POWER LINES. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO HIS HANDS, FINGERS, AND FEET. NO PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS IN USE.

Keywords: BURN, SURVEYOR, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2819480			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Surveyors and mapping scientists

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