Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103643417 - Chickasaw Telephone Company

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103643417

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 01/22/1987

Site Address:
Chickasaw Telephone Company
913 W. Muskogee Street
Sulphur, OK 73086

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 460, Sulphur, OK 73086

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/23/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/07/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360156095

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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.	01001A	Serious	19100268 C	03/05/1987	04/03/1987	$640	$640	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19100268 D03 II	03/05/1987	04/03/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14494959

Event: 01/20/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TOOL

DURING A SEVERE ICE STORM, AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO LOOK FOR DOWNED TELEPHONE DROP LINES. THE EMPLOYEE AND A COWORKER WERE FLAGGED DOWN BY A MAN AND WERE TOLD THAT A POWER LINE WAS DOWN IN AN ALLEY AND THAT IT WAS BURNING A TREE. THEY WALKED UP THE ALLEY TO THE DOWNED LINE, WHICH WAS COVERED WITH 0.75-INCHES OF ICE. THE COWORKER SUGGESTED THEY LEAVE THE LINE ALONE AND CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. THE FIRST EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LINE AWAY FROM THE TREE WITH A PAIR OF 8-INCH UNINSULATED WIRE CUTTERS. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED BY THE 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, E TC, ELECTROCUTED, HAND TOOL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103643417			Fatality	Electric Shock	Telephone line installers and repairers

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