Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107996548 - Utilities District Of Western Indiana Remc

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 107996548

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 09/13/1989

Site Address:
Utilities District Of Western Indiana Remc
State Road 54 Six Miles East Of Bloomfield
Bloomfield, IN 47424

Mailing Address:
Highway 54 West R2 Box 427, Bloomfield, IN 47424

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/29/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/05/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360196869

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
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	19100132 A	11/22/1989	01/03/1990	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 903559

Event: 09/12/1989

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU JUMPER

A JOURNEYMAN POWER LINE WORKER HAD CLIMBED A 40-FOOT-HIGH UTILITY POLE TO CHANGE A 50-AMPERE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE CENTER PHASE OF A THREE-PHASE OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN SECURED TO THE CROSSARM, AND THE LEFT JUMPER HAD BEEN CONNECTED INTO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUSHING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING THE RIGHT JUMPER INTO THE CORRESPONDING BUSHING ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE DANGLING JUMPER CONTACTED THE LEFT JUMPER, WHICH WAS ENERGIZED AT 7200 VOLTS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107996548			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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