Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119733665 - Pacific Gas And Electric Company

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 119733665

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 12/07/1993

Site Address:
Pacific Gas And Electric Company
25250 Primrose
Willits, CA 95490

Mailing Address:
P O Box 7779, San Francisco, CA 94120

Union Status: Union

SIC:4931

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/21/1993

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/03/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361379845

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170727754

Event: 12/12/1993

FALL - GAFF CUTOUT

TWO POWER LINE WORKERS FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WERE INSTALLING A SERVICE DROP TO A CUSTOMER. THE UNDERGROUND SERVICE ENTRANCE CABLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED, AND THEY WERE INSTALLING THE MOLDING ON THE POWER LINE COMING DOWN A UTILITY POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ON THE POLE, ABOUT 26 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. HE HAD ON HIS CLIMBING GEAR AND WAS BELTED IN TO THE POLE. HE PLACED THE MOLDING OVER THE DEENERGIZED POWER LINE AND HELD IT IN PLACE WITH HIS LEFT KNEE SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE THE FIRST LAG SCREW INTO THE POLE. HIS LEFT GAFF CAME LOOSE, THEN HIS RIGHT GAFF CUT OUT FROM THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE SLID DOWN THE POLE TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT LEG AND RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, ANKLE, CUTOUT--GAFF, LEG

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119733665			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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