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Violation Summary
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 Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Violation Items
# ID Type Standard Issuance Abate Curr$ Init$ Fta$ Contest LastEvent
  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

Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 170829121 Event: 08/23/1994Electric 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
Inspection Degree Nature Occupation
1 119561983 Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Supervisors, n.e.c.

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