Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18736991 - Intercon Builders, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 18736991

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 06/01/1987

Site Address:
Intercon Builders, Inc.
3629 George Washington Memorial Highway
York County, VA 23602

Mailing Address:
309 Cattail Lane, Hampton, VA 23666

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/12/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/27/1987

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	19260350 A01	07/27/1987	07/31/1987	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19260350 A09	07/27/1987	07/31/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 692624

Event: 06/01/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

A RIGGER WAS STANDING FORWARD AND TO THE LEFT OF A BUNDLE OF #4 REBAR TO BE LIFTED BY AN 18-TON GROVE MATERIAL LIFT. THE 40-FOOT LENGTHS OF REBAR WERE CRADLED ON THE CRANE'S OUTRIGGER BEAMS. WIRE ROPE SLINGS HAD BEEN LOOPED AROUND BOTH ENDS OF THE BUNDLE, AND THE EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER RIGGER WERE HOLDING THE LOOP ENDS OF THE CHOKERS AWAITING THE HOOKS. THE CRANE OPERATOR HAD POSITIONED THE CRANE, RAISED IT ONTO THE OUTRIGGER PADS, AND PROCEEDED TO BOOM UP TO BRING THE HOOK IN CLOSE. WHEN THE OPERATOR ROTATED THE BOOM, HE BROUGHT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BOOM INTO CONTACT WITH A 19.9-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE RIGGER TO THE LEFT OF THE BUNDLE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND WAS BURNED ON HIS HANDS AND ACROSS THE BALLS OF BOTH FEET. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED ON THE SCENE, AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN BY HELICOPTER TO THE BURN TRAUMA UNIT OF A HOSPITAL.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18736991					Occupation Not Listed

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