Inspection Detail
Inspection: 304041494 - Odf Contractors
Inspection Information - Office: Springfield
Site Address:
Odf Contractors
Staples Ave.
Blackstone, MA 01504
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 380, Dorchester, MA 02125
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/06/2001
Emphasis:
Close Case:05/30/2007
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100690296 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Initial Penalty | $6,600 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,600 |
Current Penalty | $6,600 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,600 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 11/09/2001 | 11/15/2001 | $4,200 | $4,200 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260404 B01 II | 11/09/2001 | 11/19/2001 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | - | ||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260651 J02 | 11/09/2001 | 11/23/2001 | $1,200 | $1,200 | $0 | - | ||
4. | 02001 | Willful | 19260600 A06 | 11/09/2001 | 11/27/2001 | $36,000 | $36,000 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was working for a contractor that specialized in water, sewer, pipeline, and communications and power line construction. He was standing in the bucket of an excavator, at a height of approximately 4.3 meters, tying conductors together with rope. The operator of the excavator moved the excavator's arm (or boom) next to the conductors, so that Employee #1 could reach them. The arm came in contact with an overhead power line at the top of a pole, and the excavator's arm was now at the potential of the conductor. Employee #1 grabbed a cable television cable, and when he leaned back against the excavator arm, he was electrocuted. His body fell approximately 3 meters to the ground, landing face down.
Keywords:overhead power line, electrical, telecom work, boom, e tc, electrocuted, excavator, fall
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 304041494 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations |