Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109104216 - Southwestern Electric Service Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Dallas Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109104216

Report ID: 0626300

Date Opened: 02/03/1994

Site Address:
Southwestern Electric Service Co.
214 E. Rusk Street
Jacksonville, TX 75766

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1810, Jacksonville, TX 75766

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/03/1994

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/25/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360444244

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	04/19/1994	04/26/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100133 A01	04/19/1994	04/26/1994	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 768101

Event: 02/03/1994

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

A power line crew was replacing a broken lightning arrester on the bus work for a transformer in a substation. The supervisor on the crew permitted a truck driver/equipment operator (who was not a qualified employee) to assist in the replacement. The truck driver, who was not wearing any electrical protective equipment or any eye protection, was standing on a fiberglass ladder about 15 to 18 feet above the ground. He was working on the energized (southwest) side of the transformer near a 24-kilovolt switch. A power line worker was working from a Pittman aerial lift on the deenergized (northwest) side of the transformer. The truck driver reached up with his right hand to point out a bolt on the lightning arrester base, which he thought would be hard to remove. As he did so, his elbow contacted the switch. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, LIGHTNING ARRESTER, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109104216			Fatality	Electric Shock	Hoist and winch operators

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