Accurate Electric: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 19, 2005: Employee's leg fractured by falling drywall

At approximately 9:28 a.m. on December 19, 2005, Employee #1, an electrician's h elper on a multiemployer worksite, was looking for an electrical box in a hallwa y when a stack of drywall fell on his left leg and fractured his tibia and fibul a. He was hospitalized. The stack of drywall was composed of 20, 4-ft by 12-ft b oards and weighed over 2,000 lb. According to Employee #1, the stack just fell o n him. According to a coworker who witnessed the event, Employee #1's hands were on the boards when they fell. The boards were "too upright" according to the co worker. Managers from other contracting companies said when they interviewed the coworker, he stated that Employee #1 was pulling the boards back. The general c ontractor, the drywall contractor, and the drywall delivery company stated the d rywall stack was at the correct angle.

Incident on Nov 30, 1994 (fatal): Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

An electrician was working on a 480-volt transformer, installing metal conduit f or a service extension from the transformer. He touched an energized part inside the transformer and was electrocuted.