Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1562750 - E D W Rebar Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1562750

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 09/19/1984

Site Address:
E D W Rebar Inc
126 N Blanchard
Findlay, OH 45840

Mailing Address:
Po Box 105, Mason, OH 45040

Union Status: Union

SIC:1791

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/27/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360557797

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1				1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
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	11/29/1984	12/02/1984	$1,000	$10,000	$0	12/19/1984	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14513956

Event: 09/19/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

AN IRON WORKER WAS HOOKING UP LOADS OF REBAR COLUMNS THAT WERE TO BE MOVED FROM WHERE THEY WERE FABRICATED TO A LOCATION ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY BY A GROVE 20-TON HYDRAULIC CRANE (MODEL NO. RT6205). THE EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN THE WIRE-ROPE SLING IN HIS HANDS AND STARTED WALKING WITH IT TO HOOK THE SLING TO TWO OF THE COLUMNS. THE LOAD LINE OF THE CRANE CONTACTED A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE (7200 VOLTS TO GROUND) LOCATED DIRECTLY OVER THE COLUMNS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THROUGHOUT THE JOB, THE PRIME CONTRACTOR HAD OPERATED THE CRANES TOO CLOSE TO THE POWER LINES, DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM THE WORKERS.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, E C, CRANE, REBAR, LOAD LINE, ERECTION PROCESS, IRON WORKER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1562750			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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