Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120057765 - P G & E

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 120057765

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 01/07/1993

Site Address:
P G & E
11 & Long Branch
Grover City, CA 93433

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

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/20/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/24/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361330137

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$1,125	$0	$0	$150	$0	$1,275
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$150	$0	$150
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	Other	3235 F	02/03/1993	02/19/1993	$150	$150	$0		J - ALJ Decision
2.	02001	Serious	2742 A03	02/03/1993	02/19/1993	$1,125	$1,125	$0		J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170695746

Event: 12/04/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN METAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE

A POWER LINE WORKER WAS ASSIGNED TO REPAIR AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS OUT BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL STORM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT. ON ARRIVING AT THE SCENE, THE EMPLOYEE FOUND THAT A FUSE ON ONE TRANSFORMER OF A THREE-TRANSFORMER BANK HAD OPENED. HE GOT OUT EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING A HOT STICK, TO REPLACE THE FUSE. THE TRANSFORMERS WERE SUPPORTED BY AN H-FRAME STRUCTURE COMPRISING TWO WOODEN UTILITY POLES ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET APART CONNECTED BY TWO METAL BEAMS AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 25 FEET. THE TWO METAL BEAMS SUPPORTED WOODEN CROSS BEAMS TO WHICH THE TRANSFORMERS WERE ATTACHED. THE METAL CROSS BEAMS WERE NOT GROUNDED, EVEN THOUGH THE TRANSFORMERS WERE. THE POWER LINE WORKER CLIMBED ONE OF THE POLES, HOLDING THE METAL BEAM FOR SUPPORT. HE THEN GRABBED A METAL CABLE, AROUND WHICH WAS WRAPPED A LOW-VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR TO STREETLIGHT POLE. APPARENTLY, THE METAL BEAM WAS ENERGIZED, AND HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE WAS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE CABLE AND CLIMBED DOWN THE POLE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURY.

Keywords: STEEL BEAM, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, GROUND FAULT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRANSFORMER, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120057765			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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