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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300651643 - C & B Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office
Site Address:
C & B Mechanical Contractors, Inc.
Off Of Carpenter Rd. & Whiddon Mill Rd.
Tifton, GA 31794
Mailing Address:
Route 1, Box 267, Blountstown, FL 32424
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/23/2000
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 06/25/2007
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100901024 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $8,750 | $49,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $57,750 |
| Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $37,000 | $0 | $40,000 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 05/10/2000 | 05/22/2000 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $0 | 05/31/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260050 B | 05/10/2000 | 05/22/2000 | $500 | $1,250 | $0 | 05/31/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260651 K01 | 05/10/2000 | 05/16/2000 | $1,250 | $2,500 | $0 | 05/31/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 4. | 01004 | Other | 19260652 A01 | 05/10/2000 | 05/16/2000 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | 05/31/2000 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19260550 A15 I | 05/10/2000 | 05/16/2000 | $37,000 | $49,000 | $0 | 05/31/2000 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
A crew of employees was laying 254-millimeter-diameter pipe for a city. The employees were using a 3.7-meter-long chain to lift the pipes. An overhead power line was located adjacent to the work area, but the employer had not contacted the electric utility owning the line. The day before the accident, an excavator had contacted the power line while the operator had been moving it through a gate that was about 61 meters from the work area. (The operator indicated that it was common practice to work near overhead power lines.) As the employees were laying the pipe on the day of the accident, one of them was touching the chain, which was attached to the excavator's bucket. When the operator lifted the bucket about 2.7 meters, the top of the boom elbow contacted the power line. The employee touching the chain was electrocuted. The employer had not adequately trained its employees in safe operations in the vicinity of overhead power lines. Additionally, on the morning of the accident, the site superintendent responsible for the overall jobsite instructed only one of the employees in the task to be performed.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E C, EXCAVATOR
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300651643 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators |