Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120069182 - Southern California Edison

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

Inspection Nr: 120069182

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 04/15/1993

Site Address:
Southern California Edison
Mac Andrew Rd. & Reedes
Ojai, CA 93023

Mailing Address:
10060 Telegraph Road, Ventura, CA 93004

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/14/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/29/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362159048

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170152540

Event: 04/06/1993

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN OVERHEAD LINE

A power line crew for an electric utility was replacing a utility pole that had been damaged by woodpeckers 18 inches from the top of the pole, at a height of about 15 feet above the ground. A power line worker on the crew was working from an aerial lift bucket, using a live-line tool to deenergize a transformer. (He was also wearing gloves at the time.) As he was doing this, the pole snapped at the 15-foot level. The three phase conductors on the overhead line supported by the pole twisted and touched each other, causing an electrical fault. The power line worker, who was 12 feet away, was burned by the ensuing electric arc. He sustained flash burns and first-degree burns on his chest, back, and arm. He was treated for his injuries at a hospital and released.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120069182			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers

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