Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307596049 - Atlas Steel Erectors, Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307596049

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 07/27/2004

Site Address:
Atlas Steel Erectors, Llc
2900 Richland Ave.
Kenner, LA 70002

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1937, Slidell, LA 70459

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1791

NAICS: 238120/Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/2004

Emphasis: S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 11/12/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100555143

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19260451 F06	10/08/2004	10/15/2004	$1,500	$1,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200553436

Event: 07/27/2004

One killed, one injured when insulation strikes power line

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 27, 2004, Employees #1 and #2 were part of a team of steel erectors installing 18 ft 5 in. long by 6 ft wide pieces of insulation on the outside wall of a steel-framed building. They were in a scissor lift, and Employee #1 was holding the insulation at the top and letting it hang down so two coworkers in a manlift on the outside of the building could place screws to hold it in place. Employee #1 was waiting for the coworkers to catch the other end of the insulation when a gust of wind blew down the corridor of the building. It caught the sheet and blew it out away from the building. The sheet struck a 7,620-volt overhead power line while Employee # 1 was trying to control it by holding it against the steel girt of the building. He was electrocuted. Employee #2 sustained second-degree burns to his right forearm, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ERECTION PROCESS, HIGH WIND, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LOST CONTROL, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307596049			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers
2	307596049			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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