Inspection Detail

Inspection: 308572585 - Otto Baum Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 308572585

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 06/22/2006

Site Address:
Otto Baum Co., Inc.
Corner Of Fahey Hollow Road And Bloomington Road
East Peoria, IL 61611

Mailing Address:
866 N. Main, Morton, IL 61550

Union Status: Union

SIC:1622

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/22/2006

Emphasis: L:Roadcon

Case Closed: 10/11/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200273712	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	4					4
Initial Penalty	$9,200	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,200
Current Penalty	$4,480	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,480
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	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19260020 B01	07/28/2006	09/14/2006	$1,280	$1,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19260021 B02	07/28/2006	09/14/2006	$0	$1,600	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260550 A15 I	07/28/2006	08/03/2006	$3,200	$4,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19260550 A15 IV	07/28/2006	08/03/2006	$0	$2,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200271617

Event: 06/21/2006

Two employees injured when crane hoist strikes power line

On June 21, 2006, Employee #1 was part of a crew of five men, including Employee #2, the foreman, that were preparing to set-up a pile driver at a job site. The crane had been unloaded and assembled when it began to rain. The crew stopped working while it rained and waited for the truck to arrive with the pile driver. By the time the truck arrived, the rain had stopped and the crew started to unload the pile driver. In the process of removing the pile driver hammer head from the trailer bed, the hoist line of the crane either contacted a 7,600-kilovolt overhead power line or the electricity jumped an undetermined distance to the hoist line. Two employees were standing on the bed of the trailer and the foreman was leaning with his hands on the trailer. Employee #1 pulled the chain slings toward the truck end of the trailer to rig the hammer head. The hammer head, sitting on the trailer, was under and on the opposite of the power line. This is when the crane's hoist line became charged. Employee #1 had the chain slings in his hand and was thrown off the side of the truck. The foreman received am electric shock until the crane operator boomed the crane up and back, de-energizing the hoist line. Employee #1 suffered two fractured ribs and a fractured collar bone; the foreman suffered a strained neck and upper back muscles. Both were hospitalized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CRANE BOOM, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OFF LOADING, CRANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308572585			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction laborers
2	308572585			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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