Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304472921 - Insulations, Inc. Dba Empire Scaffold

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304472921

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 08/25/2001

Site Address:
Insulations, Inc. Dba Empire Scaffold
102 Mill Street
Hodge, LA 71247

Mailing Address:
8500 Frontage Rd., Monroe, LA 71202

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/26/2001

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/28/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100552637

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$17,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,100
Current Penalty	$8,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,550
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260405 A02 IIE	02/12/2002	02/15/2002	$2,100	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260405 A02 IIG	02/12/2002	02/12/2002	$2,100	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260405 J01 I	02/12/2002	02/15/2002	$2,100	$6,300	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260416 E01	02/12/2002	02/15/2002	$2,250	$2,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200552057

Event: 08/25/2001

Employee electrocuted by contact with bulb receptacle

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on August 25, 2001, Employee #1 was dismantling scaffolding inside a recovery boiler. A light stringer had been set up to illuminate the boiler. The light bulb receptacle located at the north end of the scaffold deck was missing a bulb and the plastic bulb guard was damaged. Employee #1 was walking by the bulb receptacle when his leg contacted the 124 volt socket. He received an electrical shock that resulted in his suffering cardiac arrest. The 124-volt light was not protected by a ground fault circuit interrupter and it was plugged into an electrical outlet equipped with a 20 ampere breaker. The metal boiler was grounded. It took approximately 45 minutes to remove Employee #1 from inside the boiler; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: LIGHTING CIRCUIT, DISMANTLING, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTING FIXTURE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304472921			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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