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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120181284 - Pacific Bell
Inspection Information - Office: Redding District Office
Site Address:
Pacific Bell
14479 Colter Way
Paradise, CA 95969
Mailing Address:
3750 Morrow, Chico, CA 95926
Union Status: Union
SIC:4813
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 12/05/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/10/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361673114 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $300 | $0 | $300 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Other | 1712 C02 | 12/23/1996 | 01/06/1997 | $0 | $300 | $0 | 01/28/1997 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was a repair technician for a regional telephone company. He was on a service call and had isolated the problem to a specific telephone pole. Because a manzanita bush growing at the base of the pole, Employee #1 was limited to using about one quadrant of the pole as he began to climb. He was using climbing spurs and a climbing belt, but not the belt's safety strap. Employee #1's feet were about 4 ft above the ground when one of his spurs, embedded near a split in the pole, popped out as he put his weight on it to move his other foot. Both his feet came off the pole and he fell backward to the ground. Employee #1 landed on a piece of reinforcing steel, which struck his climbing belt at a point where a thick tab was attached to it, providing an overall thickness of 7/8 in. He suffered a cracked vertebra and two fractured transverse process bones.
Keywords: FRACTURE, REPAIR, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE, VERTEBRA, CUTOUT--GAFF
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120181284 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip. |