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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 106960321 - The L.E. Myers Company
Inspection Information - Office: Nashville Area Office
Site Address:
The L.E. Myers Company
500 Walton Road
Crossville, TN 38557
Mailing Address:
1701 West Golf Rd. Suite 1012, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 07/15/2002
Emphasis: S:Construction, S:Construction Fatalities
Case Closed: 12/18/2002
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 102081213 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Current Violations | 7 | 1 | 8 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 | $105,000 |
| Current Penalty | $35,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 | $105,000 |
| 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 | 19260021 B02 | 09/27/2002 | 11/15/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260950 D01 III | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19260954 H | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01004A | Serious | 19260952 B02 | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01004B | Serious | 19260955 A06 II | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19260955 C02 | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 7. | 01006 | Serious | 19260955 D06 | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 8. | 01007 | Serious | 19260955 D09 | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $5,000 | $5,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 9. | 02001A | Unclass | 19260955 D05 I | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $0 | - | ||
| 10. | 02001B | Unclass | 19260955 D05 II | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 11. | 02001C | Unclass | 19260955 C03 | 09/27/2002 | 10/03/2002 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A power line contractor had a contract with an electric utility to install a 161-kilovolt overhead power line from a tower to a new switching substation. The contractor was replacing an existing line of 954 MCM ACSR conductors from the North tower to the substation with a new line of 2034 MCM ACSR conductors. The new conductors had been connected at the North tower and were being secured at an A-frame in the substation. The general supervisor had directed the removal of all protective grounding jumpers from the North and South towers. Two employees were in a personnel platform on a crane. A bonding jumper was installed between the phase conductor and the platform on the crane. The truck crane was not adequately grounded to earth. The phase conductor was grounded through the hoist, but no other protective grounds were installed. The two employees had just completed splicing the ends of the three phase conductors from the North tower to their counterparts on the A-frame. Each of the phase conductors was held by a 2.7-metric-ton hoist. The employees had clipped in the first phase conductor. One of them then started to remove the hoist from that conductor and received an electric shock. The employee let go of the hoist, but grabbed it again and gave it a big push to force it away from the conductor. When the hoist separated from the conductor, the employee was electrocuted. The power line on which the employees were working was deenergized; however, a 500-kilovolt overhead power line ran parallel to it. A test on the lower voltage line after the accident found it to be energized at 7000 volts through induction from the higher voltage line.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 106960321 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |