Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18496968 - Sumter Builders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 18496968

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 03/05/1993

Site Address:
Sumter Builders, Inc.
Centenary Ch. Rd.
Arcadia, NC 27374

Mailing Address:
1151 N. Pike Rd., Sumter, SC 29153

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/01/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/10/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360491344

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations		1		1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$56,000	$0	$0	$0	$56,000
Current Penalty	$5,600	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,600
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	19260950 C01 II	06/22/1993	07/26/1993	$5,600	$56,000	$0	07/08/1993	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19260951 A02	06/22/1993	07/26/1993	$0	$0	$0	07/08/1993	W - Empr Withdrew

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170121479

Event: 02/22/1993

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A POWER LINE WORKER WAS WORKING ON A WOODEN UTILITY POLE. HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHILE HIS RIGHT LEG WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR ON THE POLE. THE ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY THE EMPLOYEE'S SUPERVISOR AND BY A COWORKER. THEY INITIATED POLE-TOP RESCUE PROCEDURES AND LOWERED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TO THE GROUND USING A BLOCK AND TACKLE HOOKED TO HIS BODY BELT. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES 10 DAYS LATER.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18496968			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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