Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106901440 - Niagara Mohawk Power Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106901440

Report ID: 0215800

Date Opened: 05/08/2000

Site Address:
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
154 Russell Road
Fulton, NY 13069

Mailing Address:
Volney Service Center, Volney, NY 13069

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/08/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/18/2000

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100880673

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	Serious	19260955 C02	09/12/2000	10/15/2000	$5,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200880441

Event: 05/08/2000

electric shock - contact with overhead line thru aerial lift

A power line worker was working from an elevated aerial lift. He was bringing a conductor from the ground to a dead-end connection at the pole for installation of a new service. He was holding one end of the new conductor, and the other end was touching the ground. The employee was not wearing rubber insulating gloves or using insulating protective equipment on the 4800-volt overhead power line on the pole. As he was maneuvering the aerial lift, an uninsulated portion of the bucket contacted the power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106901440			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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