Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105655385 - Line Maintenance, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Vt Department Of Labor - Vosha

Inspection Nr: 105655385

Report ID: 0155010

Date Opened: 03/14/1988

Site Address:
Line Maintenance, Inc.
Main Street
East Barnard, VT 05031

Mailing Address:
Po Box 103, Main Street, Rt. 16, East Hardwick, VT 05836

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1799

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/28/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/07/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360781454

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
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	19260020 B01	05/13/1988	06/13/1988	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	19260150 C01 VI	05/12/1988	06/13/1988	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14468466

Event: 03/12/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A TREE TRIMMER WAS TRIMMING TREES AROUND A SHORT SPUR 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AFTER TRIMMING A SOFTWOOD TREE FROM THE BOTTOM UP, HE RAPPELLED DOWN THE TREE. HE STOPPED HIS DESCENT TO REMOVE A BRANCH FROM THE NEUTRAL LINE. AS HE GRASPED THE DETACHED BRANCH WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE APPARENTLY PULLED HIS BODY (WHILE HE WAS SUSPENDED BY HIS BODY HARNESS AND RAPPELLING LINE) INTO THE POWER LINE. HIS RIGHT ARM, BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND THE SHOULDER, CONTACTED THE COVERED PHASE CONDUCTOR. THE TREE TRIMMER WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TREE LIMB, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, TREE TRIMMING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105655385			Fatality	Electric Shock	Forestry workers, except logging

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