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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 110389558 - Central Power & Light Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office
Site Address:
Central Power & Light Co.
4210 Dinn Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 2121, Corpus Christi, TX 78403
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:4911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/15/1989
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/15/1990
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360410658 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $480 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $480 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 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 | 19100132 A | 12/08/1989 | 12/18/1989 | $480 | $480 | $0 | 01/04/1990 | R - Review Commission | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19100020 G02 | 12/08/1989 | 01/28/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | A - Amendment | ||
| 3. | 02002 | Other | 19101200 E01 | 12/08/1989 | 01/28/1990 | $0 | $0 | $0 | A - Amendment |
Investigation Summary
An electric utility was improving five service drops on a class 5 utility pole. As part of this project, a 47-year-old power line worker was connecting one of the service drops to a tail he had prepared. He had installed two of the conductors onto the tail with compression-type tap connectors and had put the third connector on the tail before installing the service conductor. (None of the three connectors was insulated.) As the employee repositioned himself on the pole to pick up the service conductor, he might have contacted one of the connectors and received an electric shock. The employee died either from electrocution or from a heart attack. (The medical examiner had not ruled on cause of death at the time the form was prepared, but the preliminary autopsy reported that the employee had a severely diseased heart.)
Keywords: HEART, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, HEART ATTACK, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 110389558 | Fatality | Other | Electrical power installers and repairers |