Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307050898 - Miles Electric Copmpany, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 307050898

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 08/12/2004

Site Address:
Miles Electric Copmpany, Inc.
8833 Kelso Dr
Essex, MD 21221

Mailing Address:
7210 A. Rutherford Rd., Baltimore, MD 21244

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 236220/Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/15/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Fall

Case Closed: 12/30/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102356441

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,850	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,850
Current Penalty	$2,340	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,340
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	50104 A	10/12/2004	11/14/2004	$1,170	$2,925	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260021 B02	10/12/2004	11/14/2004	$1,170	$2,925	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202355749

Event: 08/12/2004

Employee injured when personal lift tips over

At approximately 8:00 a.m. on August 12, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker were unloading a work truck and did some prep work to begin installing overhead cabling. Employee #1 began unrolling the SER cable as the coworker retrieved a Genie Personnel Lift from an adjacent building, rolling it into the work area. Employee #1 went up in the lift as the coworker fed the cable to Employee #1. The lift took Employee #1 approximately 16 to 20 ft in the air as he fed the SER cable through the overhead steel frame approximately 10 ft, and then returned to the ground. The lift was then rolled approximately 10 ft and Employee #1 again went up in the lift approximately 16 to 20 ft, shifted the cable about 10 ft and returned to floor. Employee #1 repeated this cycle once again and once up in the lift, he relocated the cabling atop a light fixture. He returned to the ground and moved the lift approximately 5 to 6 ft and went up the lift 16 to 20 ft. The coworker, at this time, had his back to Employee #1 and was walking toward the rolled SER cable on the ground. The coworker heard Employee #1 yell and as he turned, saw the lift and Employee #1 falling. Employee #1 landed on his left side and was partially ejected up to his knees as the lift came to a stop on the rock and concrete floor. Outriggers were not placed on the equipment, but they were in the dry storage area in the adjacent building. Employee #1 received multiple fractures and was hospitalized.

Keywords: EJECTED, FRACTURE, IND TRK OPERATOR, HOISTING MECHANISM, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, FALL, BUCKET ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307050898			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical and electronic technicians

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