Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303465348 - Gerken Paving Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303465348

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 11/02/2001

Site Address:
Gerken Paving Inc.
50 Luchsinger Rd.
Port Clinton, OH 43452

Mailing Address:
9-072 St. Rt. 24, Napoleon, OH 43545

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/29/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities, L:Roadcon

Case Closed: 09/18/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102103512

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1	1				2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$77,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	Other	19260021 B02	04/29/2002	05/17/2002	$0	$7,000	$0	05/15/2002	R - Review Commission
2.	02001	Serious	19260600 A06	04/29/2002	05/02/2002	$7,000	$70,000	$0	05/15/2002	J - ALJ Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202085973

Event: 10/03/2001

Employee electrocuted by arc to dump truck bed

On October 3, 2001, Employee #1 was walking and working beside a gravel berm box spreader. The box of the dump truck that delivered the gravel to the spreader got too close to an overhead power line and the metal box arced to the overhead line. Employee #1 was electrocuted. A coworker who was riding on the berm box spreader was either thrown off or jumped off it. He was in the path of the energy and sustained minor physical injuries that did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, DUMP TRUCK, DUMP TRUCK BED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303465348			Fatality	Electric Shock	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators

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