Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107605693 - Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107605693

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 08/13/1992

Site Address:
Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative
1118 W. Commercial
Ozark, AR 72949

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 47, Ozark, AR 72949

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/14/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/09/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360438303

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
Current Penalty	$2,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260950 C01	08/26/1992	09/01/1992	$2,000	$3,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 565051

Event: 08/12/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A two-person crew was upgrading transformers from 10 kilovolts to 15 kilovolts so that a new service could be provided to a mobile home. One of the employees climbed a utility pole and used his hot stick to disconnect the transformer. The other worker, the supervisor, went to the meter pole site. The neutral conductor on the pole was at the top, rather than at the bottom as it is on 10084 kilometers of the 10245 total kilometers of line. The first employee apparently grabbed the lowest phase conductor with his bare hand to reposition himself or as he prepared to remove the transformer. He apparently thought that the bottom conductor was the neutral. The employee, who had not been wearing rubber insulating gloves, was electrocuted. Burns were found on his hands.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107605693			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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