Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101660561 - Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Eau Claire Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101660561

Report ID: 0523310

Date Opened: 03/13/1987

Site Address:
Polk Burnett Electric Cooperative
3 3/4 Mi. E. On Hwy. I
Balsam Lake, WI 54810

Mailing Address:
1000 Hwy. 35, Centuria, WI 54824

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/17/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/07/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360544175

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260952 C01	03/23/1987	04/22/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14512651

Event: 03/12/1987

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY VEHICLE BREAKING THRU ICE

A power line worker for an electric utility was operating a tracked digger derrick being used to dig holes for utility poles. A chain saw had been used to cut two holes in the ice of a pond, one for the pole and one for the guy anchor. (The ice was about 630 millimeters thick.) As the employees began removing the auger from the digger, water started welling up through the holes. The vehicle started to settle as water covered the ice. The line worker, although told not to, tried to move the vehicle. The vehicle then began to break through the ice, prompting him to jump clear. Unfortunately, he jumped in the same direction as the vehicle was tipping and was caught and crushed between the vehicle's left canopy edge and the edge of the ice hole.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, CRUSHED, UNSTABLE SURFACE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101660561			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Electrical power installers and repairers

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