Inspection Detail

Inspection: 303773980 - Reeves Construction Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 303773980

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 04/30/2003

Site Address:
Reeves Construction Company, Inc.
I-75 Northbound Lane, North Of Exit #69
Tifton, GA 31793

Mailing Address:
Po Box 547, Americus, GA 31709

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/22/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 10/14/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100902063

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	19260600 A06	09/22/2003	10/02/2003	$5,000	$7,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200901221

Event: 04/30/2003

Employee electrocuted when nearby boom strikes power line

On April 30, 2003, Employee #1, a truck driver, was standing nearby as an equipment operator used a crawler excavator to remove steel posts and metal sections of guardrails as part of a highway expansion project. During the work process, a section of the excavator's arm or boom contacted a 46,000-volt overhead transmission line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: HIGHWAY, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, EXCAVATOR, TRUCK DRIVER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303773980			Fatality	Electric Shock	Truck drivers, heavy

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