Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119561983 - Chesapeake Crane Service, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 119561983

Report ID: 0352420

Date Opened: 08/23/1994

Site Address:
Chesapeake Crane Service, Inc.
3727 Putty Hill Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21236

Mailing Address:
8347 Pulaski Highway, Baltimore, MD 21237

Union Status: Union

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/20/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/03/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360619308

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,100
Current Penalty	$2,550	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,550
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 A03	10/18/1994	10/21/1994	$1,275	$2,550	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260550 A15 I	10/18/1994	10/21/1994	$1,275	$2,550	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170829121

Event: 08/23/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Some employees were demolishing a two-story single family dwelling. They had taken off the roof of the building except for the gable on the south side of the house. One of the employees told the crane operator on the crew that he was going back to the shop to pick up a wrecking ball so that it could be used instead of the clamshell they had been using. (They decided to use the wrecking ball because it placed less load on the hydraulic system of the crane.) The employee returned from the shop with the wrecking ball. The ball was unloaded and prepared for use. The crane operator dropped the clamshell, and the employee who had gone to the shop unhooked it. The operator then swung the boom over to pick up the ball. The employee reached down and grabbed the load line and the wrecking ball. The crane's boom had contacted a 7600-volt overhead power line, and the employee received an electric shock. The crane operator quickly moved the boom out of contact with the line. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns to his hands, feet, and stomach. He suffered permanent damage to his hands and arms. Several surveys had been taken of the jobsite and of the power line. The employees indicated that their training came from their union and from the operator's manual for the crane.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, CRANE BOOM, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119561983			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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