Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111552923 - Hawkeye Const Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Dosh Spokane Service Location, Spokane, Wa

Inspection Nr: 111552923

Report ID: 1055360

Date Opened: 07/30/1990

Site Address:
Hawkeye Const Inc
Maple Way & Rosa Canal Rd
Yakima, WA 98907

Mailing Address:
12005 N Burgard Rd, Portland, OR 97203

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Planned

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/31/1990

Emphasis: L:Euc

Case Closed: 07/31/1990

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361029176

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170247738

Event: 07/27/1990

PUNCTURE - FLYING SPRING FROM A FUSE

A POWER LINE WORKER, WORKING FROM A UTILITY POLE, WAS CLOSING A 3-AMPERE FUSE FOR A 15-KILOVOLT TRANSFORMER. HE WAS USING A 6-FOOT LIVE-LINE TOOL TO CLOSE THE FUSE. THE TYPE OF FUSE USED HAD A SPRING ATTACHED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSE HOLDER TO ALLOW QUICKER SEPARATION, AND THE FUSE ITSELF WAS PLACED IN A TUBE-TYPE HOLDER. THE TRANSFORMER HAD A FAULT, AND THE FUSE BLEW. THE EXPLOSION OF THE FUSE CAUSED THE SPRING ON THE FUSE TO SHOOT OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLDER TUBE. THE SPRING PENETRATED THROUGH THE LINE WORKER'S LEFT THIGH. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE LINE WORKER WAS POSITIONED ABOUT 5 FEET BELOW THE FUSE HOLDER WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLDER TUBE POINTED AT HIM.

Keywords: FUSE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, LIVE-LINE TOOL, E PTD, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UTILITY POLE, PUNCTURE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111552923			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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