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Inspection: 122485535 - Merkel Electric Co., Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 122485535
Report ID: 0521100
Date Opened: 01/17/1996

Site Address:
Merkel Electric Co., Inc.
Hwy 51 & Cty Nn
Wausau, WI 54401

Mailing Address:
103 S. Maple, Po Box 246, Marshfield, WI 54449

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/22/1996

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/29/1996

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360967640
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 4 3 7
Current Violations 4 3 7
Initial Penalty $8,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $8,500
Current Penalty $7,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $7,000
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 19260021 B02 04/02/1996 05/05/1996 $900 $1,250 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19260050 B 04/02/1996 04/08/1996 $100 $1,250 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19260050 E 04/02/1996 04/20/1996 $0 $0 $0 -  
4. 01003 Serious 19260416 A03 04/02/1996 04/24/1996 $2,500 $2,500 $0 -  
5. 01004A Serious 19260416 G02 04/02/1996 04/06/1996 $3,500 $3,500 $0 -  
6. 01004B Serious 19260416 G02 IB 04/02/1996 04/06/1996 $0 $0 $0 -  
7. 02001 Other 19260059 E01 04/02/1996 05/05/1996 $0 $0 $0 -  
8. 02002 Other 19260251 C04 IV 04/02/1996 04/08/1996 $0 $0 $0 -  
9. 02003 Other 19261052 A01 04/02/1996 04/06/1996 $0 $0 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 845396
Event: 01/12/1996
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

A four-person electric utility crew was installing street lights at a US Department of Transportation highway project. The ground worker on the crew was holding a 9.1-meter-tall (30-foot-tall) aluminum pole to guide it into its base. An 5.3-meter-long (17.4-foot-long) arm with a streetlighting fixture was attached to the pole. The pole tilted and swung into an adjacent 14.4-kilovolt overhead power line, electrocuting the ground worker. The current entry and exit points were the employee's left hand and his left knee and shin.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 122485535 Fatality Electric Shock Laborers, except construction
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