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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 101053957 - Excelsior Electric Membership Corp.
Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office
Site Address:
Excelsior Electric Membership Corp.
Evans County Road 130, 5 Miles North Of Claxton
Claxton, GA 30417
Mailing Address:
Highway 46, Metter, GA 30439
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/28/1986
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 03/02/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360129837 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | 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 | 11/10/1986 | 11/13/1986 | $560 | $560 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DISPATCHED TO REPAIR TWO BROKEN OVERHEAD POWER LINES (SPARROW #2 6/1 ACSR-BATE ALUMINUM). BOTH LINES WERE 240-VOLT SECONDARIES AND PASSED OVER A COUNTY ROAD. EMPLOYEE #1 SPLICED ONE LINE AND ATTACHED IT TO A 25-FOOT POLE. HE THEN CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE SO HE COULD REPAIR AND HANG THE OTHER SECONDARY. HIS HELP, EMPLOYEE #2, ARRIVED A SHORT TIME LATER AND PARKED HIS UTILITY TRUCK ALONG THE COUNTY ROAD. HE TURNED ON THE FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT ON HIS CAB AND WALKED TO THE 25-FOOT POLE FROM WHICH EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING (ABOUT 144 FEET FROM THE ROAD). WHILE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON THE POLE AND EMPLOYEE #2 WAS STANDING BENEATH, A LOADED PULPWOOD TRUCK DROVE BY AND STRUCK THE TWO LINES, WHICH WERE SAGGING ACROSS THE ROAD. THE PULL FROM THE LINES CAUSED THE POLE TO SNAP IN TWO. EMPLOYEE #1 FELL AND WAS KILLED. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS STRUCK BY THE FALLING PIECE OF POLE. HE SUFFERED A BACK INJURY AND A FRACTURED ANKLE.
Keywords: HIGHWAY, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, BACK, TRUCK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE, ANKLE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101053957 | Fatality | Fracture | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 101053957 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Occupation not reported |