Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3011871 - Isenhour Brick & Tile Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3011871

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 04/07/1988

Site Address:
Isenhour Brick & Tile Co., Inc.
North Long St.
East Spencer, NC 28039

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1249, Salisbury, NC 28145

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3251

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/14/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/27/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360262125

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
Current Penalty	$420	$0	$0	$0	$0	$420
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	95012901	06/06/1988	06/13/1988	$420	$420	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14251011

Event: 04/07/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

A TRUCK DRIVER FOR A BRICK MANUFACTURER WAS MOVING BRICKS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UNITED STATES TRUCK CRANE JIFFY BOOM MOUNTED ON A 1987 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & TRAILER MODEL F-2674 TRUCK TO MOVE THE BRICKS. THE TRUCK HAD A GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT CAPACITY OF 80,000 POUNDS. THE BOOM HAD A WEIGHT CAPACITY OF 5000 POUNDS AND WAS 25 FEET LONG FROM THE PIVOT POINT TO ITS TIP. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS HOLDING THE BOOM CONTROL BOX IN HIS HAND, GUIDED THE BOOM INTO CONTACT WITH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE POWER LINE RIGHT OF WAY HAD BEEN CLEARED, AND A UTILITY POLE FOR THE LINE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 75 FEET FROM THE TRUCK.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3011871			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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