Inspection Detail

Inspection: 101833671 - New England Telephone Company

Inspection Information - Office: Boston South Area Office

Inspection Nr: 101833671

Report ID: 0111400

Date Opened: 03/07/1986

Site Address:
New England Telephone Company
Graf Road
Newburyport, MA 01950

Mailing Address:
126 Pleasant Valley Street, Methuen, MA 01844

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Complaint

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/01/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/18/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	70982335	Yes

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	19100067 B01	08/14/1986	08/25/1986	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 659904

Event: 03/07/1986

FALL - AERIAL LIFT BOOM FAILURE

A telephone line worker was installing a telephone cable from the bucket of an aerial lift. The ServiLift aerial lift (Model No. S-21 MT, Serial No. 7&2), which had a load rating of 136 kilograms, was manufactured in 1970. It had an articulating boom, and the fiberglass-reinforced plastic upper boom was refurbished in 1980. When employee had finished at one work location, the truck was driven back with no tension or additional stress on the boom beyond the weight of the employee. The upper boom cracked at the rotating hinge area, where the stress is the greatest. The line worker grabbed onto some tree branches and apparently fell into his safety belt. He injured the back of his neck and suffered severe sprains. He was hospitalized for his injures. It is believed that sufficient inspections would have uncovered defects in the boom.

Keywords: TELECOM WORK, BOOM, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, NECK, SPRAIN, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101833671			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Telephone line installers and repairers

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