Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304364078 - Charles H. Hamilton Company

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304364078

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 02/19/2002

Site Address:
Charles H. Hamilton Company
24267 Canal Road
Circleville, OH 43113

Mailing Address:
5875 S.R. 48, P.O. Box 99, Maineville, OH 45039

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/20/2002

Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 03/13/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100751247

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,250
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	19260416 A01	02/26/2002	03/11/2002	$3,250	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260416 A03	02/26/2002	03/11/2002	$0	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200753655

Event: 02/18/2002

Employee killed when excavator contacts overhead power line

At approximately 12 noon on February 18, 2002, Employee #1 was helping the operator of a John Deere Excavator, model 450LC, lift a Reynolds Drag box, model LS-14, to load it onto a trailer. He was standing on the ground and was touching the tongue of the drag box when the arm of the excavator contacted a 69-kilovolt overhead power line. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EXCAVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304364078			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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