Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301215117 - Green Valley Pump Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 301215117

Report ID: 1054118

Date Opened: 06/02/1997

Site Address:
Green Valley Pump Inc
6991 Rapp Ln
Talent, OR 97540

Mailing Address:
609 S Pacific Hwy, Talent, OR 97540

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5074

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/28/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/08/1998

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3			1		4
Current Violations	3			1		4
Initial Penalty	$8,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,750
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	702032401	09/05/1997	09/10/1997	$1,000	$2,500	$0	09/12/1997	L - State Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	702032201	09/05/1997	09/10/1997	$0	$0	$0	09/12/1997	L - State Settlement
3.	01002	Serious	19100132 D01	09/05/1997	09/10/1997	$1,000	$1,250	$0	09/12/1997	L - State Settlement
4.	01003	Serious	701076001 A	09/05/1997	09/10/1997	$1,500	$5,000	$0	09/12/1997	L - State Settlement
5.	02004	Other	19101200 E01	09/05/1997	10/06/1997	$0	$0	$0	09/12/1997	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201610011

Event: 05/30/1997

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Two employees were pulling a pump from a well at a residence. One employee was working at the well, and the other employee was working from a boom truck. The employees had parked the boom truck on a secondary road, and the well was located 7.3 meters from the truck. An overhead power line ran between the truck and the well (3.0 meters from the truck and 4.3 meters from the well). The employee operating the truck set it up to position the boom under the power line. The employees pulled two 3.0-meter lengths of pipe successfully. However, the next section of pipe was 6.4 meters long. They used the winch to pull the pipe as high as they could, but the pipe did not clear the well. The employee who was operating the boom repositioned it over the power line and fully extended the telescoping boom to about 14.6 meters. He then began to lower the load line. The load line did not line up, so the operator positioned the boom within about a meter of the power line. Current arced to the boom. The employee who was working at the well was holding on to the load line, guiding it to the hole. He received an electric shock. The boom truck operator moved the boom away from the power line, and the employee on the ground was thrown back about 4.6 meters. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E GI IA, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRUCK BOOM

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301215117			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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