Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304475098 - Irby Construction Co. Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 304475098

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 02/21/2002

Site Address:
Irby Construction Co. Inc.
Hwy 3059, I-10 Exit 36
Lake Charles, LA 70621

Mailing Address:
817 South State Street, Jackson, MS 39201

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1795

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/02/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/28/2003

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100552983

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$7,000	$0	$7,000
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	19260955 A04	08/20/2002	08/26/2002	$7,000	$7,000	$0	09/13/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200552362

Event: 02/20/2002

One employee killed, one injured in fall with utility pole

At 9:45 a.m. on February 20, 2002, Employees #1 and #2, both utility linemen, were removing an overhead line from a wooden pole during a pole wrecking operation. After taking down the wires, the two workers were beginning to remove a crossarm when the rotten base of the pole started to break. The pole then fell to the ground with both employees secured to it. Employee #1 suffered multiple injuries and was killed. Employee #2 sustained back injuries, for which he was hospitalized. Prior to climbing the pole, both employees had conducted a hammer test on it. They determined that the pole did not sound good, but they decided to go ahead and climb it anyway.

Keywords: DISMANTLING, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, BACK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, UTILITY POLE, OVERTURN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304475098			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported
2	304475098			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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