Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102863396 - U.E.C., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Springfield Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102863396

Report ID: 0112600

Date Opened: 06/02/1988

Site Address:
U.E.C., Inc.
Mass Electric Co. Pole 264 270 Burlingame Rd.
Palmer, MA 01069

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4699, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/06/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/15/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360389118

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			1		8
Current Violations	5			1		6
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260021 B02	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
2.	01002	Serious	19260050 E	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
3.	01003	Serious	19260950 B01	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	19260950 E01 II	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005	Serious	19260955 A02	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
6.	01006	Serious	19260955 A03	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
7.	01007	Serious	19260955 A04	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$1,000	$1,000	$0	-
8.	02001	Other	19040002 B02	07/27/1988	07/30/1988	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 667303

Event: 06/01/1988

UTILITY WORKER KILLED WHEN HE FELL AND POLE FELL ONTO HIM

EMPLOYEE #1 CLIMBED A UTILITY POLE WHICH WAS MARKED AS DEFECTIVE. THE POLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLIMBED WITHOUT BEING SECURED AGAINST FALLING. WHILE HE WAS ON THIS POLE, EMPLOYEE #1 TRANSFERRED CONDUCTORS TO ANOTHER POLE. WHEN THE LAST OF THREE CONDUCTORS WAS BEING TRANSFERRED, THE POLE EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ON FELL WITH HIM ON THE POLE. EMPLOYEE #1 STRUCK THE GROUND FIRST, THEN THE POLE STRUCK AND KILLED HIM. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT ASCERTAIN THE EXACT DEFECT OF THE POLE OR SECURE IT FROM FALLING.

Keywords: WORK RULES, CRUSHED, FALL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE, UNSTABLE POSITION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102863396			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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