Inspection Detail
Inspection: 445893.015 - Delsignore Blacktop Paving, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Albany Area Office
Site Address:
Delsignore Blacktop Paving, Inc.
Route 4 & Route 151
East Greenbush, NY 12061
Mailing Address:
42 Brick Church Rd., Troy, NY 12180
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:
NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 05/25/2012
Emphasis: L:Highway
Case Closed: 01/04/2013
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 367708 |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $8,400 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,400 |
Current Penalty | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,600 |
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 | 19260020 B02 | 11/21/2012 | $0 | $2,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | ||
2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 11/21/2012 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | |||
3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260416 A01 | 11/21/2012 | $2,800 | $2,800 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 9:15 a.m. on May 25, 2012, an employee was working for a highway paving firm in upstate New York. The firm had placed a number of Ingersoll Rand temporary light towers by the side of the road. The employee was assigned to take down five and return them to the rental facility that owned them. The employee was lowering them. The employee lowered three towers and returned them to the rental facility. The fourth tower was placed directly below a 7,620 volt phase-to-ground overhead power line. In order to disengage the light towers locking system, the tower first had to be cranked up to release the lock. As the tower was being extended, it came into contact with one of the overhead phase conductors. The light tower caught fire, and the employee was electrocuted. The fire continued to burn for approximately an hour, as the fire department could not fight the fire until the power lines owner, National Grid, shut down the power to the lines.
Keywords: Construction, E GI IB (equip near lines), Electric Conductor, Electric Light--Port, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Emergency Response, Fire, Highway, Overhead Power Line, Road Paving, Tower
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 445893.015 | 48 | M | Fatality |