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Inspection: 303810634 - Northwest Excavating Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 303810634
Report ID: 0134000
Date Opened: 03/06/2002

Site Address:
Northwest Excavating Inc.
46 Old East Street
Carlisle, MA 01741

Mailing Address:
178 Great Road, Acton, MA 01720

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1794

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/28/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/17/2002

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Referral 200775674 Yes
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 4
Current Violations 4 4
Initial Penalty $5,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,250
Current Penalty $5,250 $0 $0 $0 $0 $5,250
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 5A0001 05/02/2002 05/07/2002 $1,500 $1,500 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19260021 B02 05/02/2002 05/07/2002 $750 $750 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19260550 A15 I 05/02/2002 05/07/2002 $1,500 $1,500 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19260652 A01 05/02/2002 05/07/2002 $1,500 $1,500 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200771780
Event: 03/05/2002
Employee injured in fall from boom following electric shock

On March 5, 2002, Employee #1, of Northwest Excavating, Inc., climbed up onto the boom of a Cat excavator EX-6 to mark overhead lines with warning tape. In the process, he contacted the 13.8-kilovolt power line. He received an electric shock that caused him to fall off the boom. He dropped approximately 16 ft and landed, face first, onto large gravel. Employee #1 sustained multiple injuries, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXCAVATOR, FALL

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 303810634 Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Occupation not reported
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