Inspection Detail

Inspection: 119965598 - Imperial Irrigation

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Inspection Nr: 119965598

Report ID: 0950633

Date Opened: 12/28/1992

Site Address:
Imperial Irrigation
42nd Ave And Lima Hall Street
Bermuda Dunes, CA 92201

Mailing Address:
81-600 Ave 58, La Quinta, CA 92253

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/30/1992

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/01/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361386584

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	2941 J02	01/26/1993	01/26/1993	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Serious	2941 I07B	01/26/1993	01/26/1993	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170699128

Event: 12/28/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

A JOURNEYMAN POWER LINE WORKER WAS WORKING ON A BULL TENSION CABLE TRAILER. HIS ASSIGNMENT WAS TO ADJUST THE TENSION ON THE CABLE AS IT WAS BEING STRUNG ON A SET OF 40-FOOT-TALL UTILITY POLES SUPPORTING A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AS THE PULL CROSSED THE SECOND POLE, THE STEEL PULLING SOCK SNAGGED ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS ON THE 12-KILOVOLT SYSTEM. THE GROUND ROD AT THE PULLING EQUIPMENT WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE GROUND, AND THE CONDUCTOR BURNED IN HALF. THE MAIN BREAKER, WHICH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES AWAY, NEVER OPENED. THE POWER LINE WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED. (ANOTHER POWER LINE WORKER DEENERGIZED THE PULLING EQUIPMENT BY CUTTING THE PHASE CONDUCTOR AFTER DEAD-ENDING IT.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRAILER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119965598			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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