Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300174802 - Highwoods Anderson

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300174802

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 07/03/1997

Site Address:
Highwoods Anderson
6145 Barfield Rd, Ne
Sandy Springs, GA 30328

Mailing Address:
2200 Century Pkwy, Ste 800, Atlanta, GA 30345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:6798

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/18/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/10/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100200161

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$9,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100132 D01	12/23/1997	01/14/1998	$2,250	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100132 F01	12/23/1997	01/14/1998	$0	$0	$0	-
3.	01002	Serious	19100147 C01	12/23/1997	01/14/1998	$2,250	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	19100332 B02	12/23/1997	01/14/1998	$2,250	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	01004	Serious	19100333 A01	12/23/1997	12/30/1997	$2,250	$4,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200269

Event: 07/02/1997

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

An employee was assigned to troubleshoot a heating, air conditioning, and ventilation unit that was not cooling properly. The employee diagnosed the problem as a bad compressor. He unbolted the compressor from its base and disconnected the supervisory switch from the compressor. As he was removing the compressor from the unit, he contacted the conductors to the switch. The conductors were energized, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, REPAIR, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300174802			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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