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Inspection: 101416824 - R.P.R. & Associates

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 101416824
Report ID: 0522000
Date Opened: 09/28/1987

Site Address:
R.P.R. & Associates
7913 Montgomery Road
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 11348, Columbia, SC 29211

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1542

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/02/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/30/1988

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360543656
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 3
Current Violations 3 3
Initial Penalty $1,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,620
Current Penalty $1,620 $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,620
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 19260021 B02 10/30/1987 11/02/1987 $540 $540 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19260416 A01 10/30/1987 11/02/1987 $540 $540 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19260416 A03 11/05/1987 11/08/1987 $540 $540 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 677153
Event: 09/25/1987
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU PANEL

A CARPENTER FOREMAN AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WENT ONTO THE ROOF OF A BUILDING UNDERGOING REMODELING. THEY WERE TO TAKE DOWN THE PANELS OF AN ENCLOSURE SURROUNDING A 34.5-KILOVOLT TRANSFORMER. THE FOREMAN CUT A PADLOCK ON THE DOOR OF THE ENCLOSURE TO GAIN ENTRY TO THE AREA. (THE PADLOCK BELONGED TO THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY, WHICH CONTROLLED THE TRANSFORMER INSTALLATION.) THE FOREMAN AND TWO OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES ENTERED THE ENCLOSURE. THE THIRD EMPLOYEE AND AN EMPLOYEE WHO SUBSEQUENTLY JOINED THE CREW BEGAN REMOVING THE PANELS FROM OUTSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. THE FOREMAN CARRIED ONE OF THE 13-FOOT-LONG METAL PANELS OUT OF THE ENCLOSURE. IT CONTACTED ENERGIZED PARTS OF THE TRANSFORMER, AND THE FOREMAN WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, METAL SHEET, E C, TRANSFORMER, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 101416824 Fatality Electric Shock Supervisors; carpenters and related workers
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