Inspection Detail

Inspection: 305962383 - B & K Construction Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 305962383

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 12/23/2003

Site Address:
B & K Construction Company Inc.
1905 Highway 59
Mandeville, LA 70448

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237110/Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/23/2003

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 06/03/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100554633

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	02/10/2004	02/10/2004	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200553204

Event: 12/23/2003

Employee is electrocuted while working alongside trackhoe

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 23, 2003, Employees #1 and a trackhoe operator were installing sheet pilings in a 9-foot-deep hole that was dug for a manhole in a sewerline. The pilings were to protect the employees from cave-ins. Initially, the operator would hold up each piling with the trackhoe bucket, while Employee #1 put it into place. Then, the trackhoe would be used to push the piling into the mud. As the operator maneuvered the trackhoe to get it into position, the bucket came into contact with a high power line that contained 7,620 volts. Employee #1 came into contact with the sheet piling and was electrocuted.

Keywords: PILING, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, DIRECT CURRENT, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	305962383			Fatality	Electric Shock	Miscellaneous material moving equipment operators

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