Inspection Detail

Inspection: 116179649 - Mac Bestos

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 116179649

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 08/01/1994

Site Address:
Mac Bestos
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, 7th And D St
Commerce City, CO 80022

Mailing Address:
1235 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/21/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360329536

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
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	19260416 G08	08/12/1994	03/31/1995	$2,000	$2,500	$0	08/19/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 881334

Event: 08/01/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUIT

AN EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING AN ASBESTOS CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FROM A SAFEWAY-BRAND SCAFFOLD THAT WAS 23 FEET HIGH. OVERHEAD POWER LINES RAN DIRECTLY ABOVE THE SCAFFOLD AT A HEIGHT FROM GROUND OF 35 FEET. (THEY WERE 12 FEET ABOVE THE SCAFFOLD.) AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMANTLING THE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, HE BROUGHT AN 8-FOOT LENGTH OF 0.75-INCH CONDUIT, WHICH HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND, INTO CONTACT WITH THE 13.8-KV OVERHEAD LINES. THE EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE SCAFFOLD'S GUARDRAIL. EFFORTS TO REVIVE THE EMPLOYEE THROUGH CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION FAILED, AND HE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, E C, METAL PIPE, SCAFFOLD

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116179649			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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