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Inspection: 1508944 - R A Waffensmith And Company Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Denver

Nr: 1508944	Report ID: 0830500	Open Date: 11/30/1984

R A Waffensmith And Company Inc
12376 Danny Avenue Conifer, CO 80433		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction
Mailing: 6000 East Evans Avenue Bldg 1 Suite 210, Denver, CO 80222

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	N
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	12/18/1984
		Close Case:	07/26/1985

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	360554851

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
Current Penalty	$560	$0	$0	$0	$0	$560
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0


#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
1.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	01/04/1985	02/08/1985	$560	$560	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19260950 C01	01/04/1985	01/07/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 14507263		Event: 11/29/1984	Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Live Parts
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A UTILITY POLE AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LIVE PARTS OF A TRANSFORMER. HE WAS DEENERGIZING THE TRANSFORMER TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON IT. HE HAD BEEN PROVIDED A HOT STICK TO DEENERGIZE THE TRANSFORMER BUT DID NOT USE IT. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED ELECTRIC SHOCK AND A BRAIN CONCUSSION. HE LATER DIED.
Keywords: elec protect equip, electrical, e ptd, elec utility work, electric shock, concussion, transformer, utility pole
1	1508944		Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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