Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109452508 - Jay Dee Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109452508

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 02/25/1993

Site Address:
Jay Dee Contractors, Inc.
2951 Washington
Houston, TX 77007

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1622

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/26/1993

Emphasis: N:Trench

Case Closed: 06/15/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360900849

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
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	19260550 A15 I	04/09/1993	04/13/1993	$5,000	$5,000	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260550 A15 IV	04/09/1993	04/19/1993	$1,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14398028

Event: 02/24/1993

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A LOAD OF SOIL. THE CRANE WAS ON WOODEN PALLETS. AN ELECTRIC CORD FOR A LIGHT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRANE. THIS CORD WENT TO ANOTHER LIGHT THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A METAL BRACE ON A SHAFT. A METAL CHAIN WENT FROM THE SHAFT TO METAL RAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT. AN EMPLOYEE STANDING ON THE RAILS, USING A METAL POWER SPADE, WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN THE BOOM OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE WORK AREA WERE NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE RAILS AND WERE NOT INJURED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E C, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109452508			Fatality	Electric Shock	Mining machine operators

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