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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 3335890 - Best Plastering Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Roanoke (Regional Office) -Safety 0355118
Site Address:
Best Plastering Inc.
South Boston Community Hospital
South Boston, VA 24592
Mailing Address:
1401 C Diggs Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1742
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/14/1992
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/18/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360298319 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,000 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $20,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,000 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | ELEC0410 | 05/14/1992 | 05/19/1992 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 06/18/1992 | 1 - State Lower Court | |
| 2. | 02001 | Willful | ELEC040801II | 05/14/1992 | 05/19/1992 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | 06/18/1992 | 1 - State Lower Court | |
| 3. | 02002 | Willful | ELEC0409 B | 05/14/1992 | 05/19/1992 | $10,000 | $10,000 | $0 | 06/18/1992 | 1 - State Lower Court |
Investigation Summary
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A RUSTGO WORK PLATFORM. TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE PUSHING AND THE THIRD WAS PULLING THE SCAFFOLD TO A NEW STORAGE LOCATION. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT; THE WEATHER WAS OVERCAST; AND THE GROUND WAS DAMP FROM AN OVERNIGHT RAIN. AS THE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING THE SCAFFOLD, THE WORK PLATFORM'S UPRIGHT, WHICH WAS ABOUT 25.67 FEET HIGH, CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE LOCATED ABOUT 23.75 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PUSHING THE SCAFFOLD WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS. THE ONE THAT WAS ALSO PUSHING WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3335890 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Supervisors; painters, paperhangers and plasterers | ||
| 2 | 3335890 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Plasterers | ||
| 3 | 3335890 | Non Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Plasterers |