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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300483716 - C. R. Meyer & Sons Co
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
C. R. Meyer & Sons Co
800 Riverside Drive
Waupaca, WI 54981
Mailing Address:
Po Box 2157, Oshkosh, WI 54903
Union Status: Union
SIC:1542
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 04/06/1999
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis: S:Construction
Case Closed: 08/30/1999
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100650159 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $5,850 | $63,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $68,850 |
| Current Penalty | $2,950 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $51,000 | $53,950 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260416 A03 | 05/12/1999 | 05/17/1999 | $2,250 | $4,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260706 A01 | 05/12/1999 | 05/16/1999 | $700 | $1,350 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Unclass | 19260451 F06 | 05/12/1999 | 05/17/1999 | $51,000 | $63,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
A mason and his helper were working on a section of block wall that was 5.3 meters tall. They were working from a scaffold that had been erected beneath a 7200-volt-to-ground, three-phase overhead power line. The outrigger scaffold was 4.3 meters from the power line, and the top ring of the scaffold was 3.0 meters from the power line. (The employees were using a 910-millimeter ring at the top of the scaffold for guardrails as they realized they were getting close to the power line.) The weather had gotten colder, and the employees put a canopy (a hoop and flexible plastic covering) over the scaffold and wall. The canopy was 910 millimeters above the top of the scaffold.) The mason and his helper pushed a 4.3-meter length of rebar through the covering and lifted it to the top of the wall core area for insertion into the wet grout in the core of the block. When the helper released the rebar, it contacted the power line, electrocuting the mason.
Keywords: METAL WIRE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, REBAR, ELECTROCUTED, E C, SCAFFOLD
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300483716 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |