Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309390813 - The Ashton Company Inc., Contractors And Engineers

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 309390813

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 09/16/2005

Site Address:
The Ashton Company Inc., Contractors And Engineers
3360 East Roger Road
Tucson, AZ 85718

Mailing Address:
Po Box 26927, Tucson, AZ 85726

Union Status: Union

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 09/17/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/29/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101994135

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			1	1	6
Current Violations				1	1	2
Initial Penalty	$23,400	$0	$0	$0	$70,000	$93,400
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$27,500	$27,500
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	Unclass	19260600 A06	03/10/2006	03/14/2006	$27,500	$70,000	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	230403 A	03/10/2006	03/14/2006	$6,300	$6,300	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	02002	Serious	19260021 B02	03/10/2006	04/01/2006	$6,300	$6,300	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	02003	Serious	19260651 E	03/10/2006	03/14/2006	$4,500	$4,500	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	02004	Serious	19260651 K02	03/10/2006	03/14/2006	$6,300	$6,300	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
6.	03001	Other	19260602 A09 I	03/10/2006	03/14/2006	$0	$0	$0	03/21/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201992039

Event: 09/16/2005

Employee electrocuted when excavator boom hits power line

On September 16, 2005, Employee #1, a foreman, was at a site where a 350L Caterpillar excavator was lifting a four-cycle Mikasa rammer out of an excavation. The rammer was connected to the knuckle of the excavator bucket with a 20 ft-long metal choker. The boom of the excavator contacted the overhead power lines and, when Employee #1 reached for the rammer, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BOOM, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, EXCAVATOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309390813			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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