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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 104548227 - Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Inspection Information - Office: Minnesota Department Of Labor And Industry
Site Address:
Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association
Dunkirk And Co. Rd. 47
Plymouth, MN 55446
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box L, Maple Lake, MN 55358
Union Status: Union
SIC:4911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/16/1987
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/23/1987
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360759930 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $396 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $396 |
| Current Penalty | $396 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $396 |
| 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 | 19260955 C 3 | 07/14/1987 | 07/17/1987 | $396 | $396 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
An employee was transferring two services to a new three-phase 4/0 line from an old single 1/0 line. The original line was to be salvaged. This work was done from a 15.2-meter-tall utility pole, and the employee had to climb the pole. (The crew's aerial lift could not be used.) The old line had been deenergized by open cutouts, but it had not yet been grounded. A personal ground consisting of a No. 4 AWG copper jumper was connected by the employee from the 1/0 neutral on the pole to the existing line. During the course of work the copper jumper came off the neutral as the existing line contacted an 8000-volt, 4/0 ACSR energized line, 169 feet away. The employee sustained thermal burns to his right arm and left lower leg, with the exit wound being in his left lower leg. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 104548227 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |