Inspection Detail
Inspection: 305783631 - Custom Cable Industries, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office
Site Address:
Custom Cable Industries, Inc.
5025 Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32805
Mailing Address:
37 Skyline Dr. Suite 3106, Lake Mary, FL 32746
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1799
NAICS: 562910/Remediation Services
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/17/2002
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: L:Flcare, S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 01/13/2003
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 102350840 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
Current Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260416 A01 | 12/17/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260416 A03 | 12/17/2002 | 12/20/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
On August 21, 2002, Employee #1 and two coworkers were running telecommunication cables in an office building undergoing renovation. Employee #1 was in the attic and the two coworkers were in contact while running the wires. At some point, Employee #1 stopped responding and the two coworkers found him unconscious. He had been electrocuted. It appeared that Employee #1 had pressed his body on an electrical conduit that contained the live wires providing power to the light fixtures in the rooms. In so doing, a connection at the location of contact apparently gave way and came apart. This caused a pull on the wiring inside the conduit which, in turn, became compromised at the light fixture and contacted the conduit. The result was one side of the disconnected conduit was energized and when Employee #1's body contacted the conduit, he became the path to ground and received a fatal shock.
Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, TELECOM WORK, CONDUIT, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, COMMUNICATION WORKER
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 305783631 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Telephone line installers and repairers |