Inspection Detail

Inspection: 123723090 - D & B Electric Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Eugene

Inspection Nr: 123723090

Report ID: 1054119

Date Opened: 07/27/1992

Site Address:
D & B Electric Inc
86000 Franklin Blvd
Goshen, OR 97401

Mailing Address:
1530 Jamacha Rd #K356, El Cajon, CA 92019

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/16/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/27/1994

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	3					3
Initial Penalty	$3,750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,750
Current Penalty	$2,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,350
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	19260850 A	12/10/1992	08/03/1992	$1,000	$1,200	$0	12/21/1992	L - State Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	703004001	12/10/1992	07/27/1992	$1,200	$1,200	$0	12/21/1992	L - State Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19260021 B02	12/10/1992	07/27/1992	$1,200	$1,200	$0	12/21/1992	L - State Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
4.	01004	Serious	703008105	12/10/1992	08/04/1992	$150	$150	$0	12/21/1992	L - State Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170088652

Event: 07/27/1992

FALL - LATTICE TOWER COLLAPSED

A POWER LINE CREW WAS DISMANTLING A LATTICE TOWER, SECTION BY SECTION. ON THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY, THE TOP OF THE TOWER HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE NEXT SECTION TO BE REMOVED WAS A SQUARE FORMED BY EIGHT TRIANGLES. THAT MORNING, THE CREW DECIDED TO REMOVE THE SECTION IN PIECES RATHER THAN LOWER THE ENTIRE SECTION AT ONCE. ONE OF THE POWER LINE WORKERS WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS FOR THE LAST CONNECTION ON THIS SECTION (THE SECOND ONE DOWN). HE HAD CLIMBED UP THE RIGHT LEG OF THE INVERTED TRIANGLE TO REMOVE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THIRD SECTION, TO WHICH HE WAS TIED OFF, AND THE SECOND SECTION. THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE THIRD SECTION AND THE FOURTH SECTION WAS ALSO DISCONNECTED. AS THE CRANE LIFTED THE SECOND SECTION, THE THIRD SECTION MOVED BACK AND THEN FORWARD. THE 0.5-INCH-DIAMETER POLYPROPYLENE ROPE, WHICH HAD A BREAKING STRENGTH OF 4000 POUNDS AND WHICH WAS BEING USED AS A GUY ATTACHED TO THE THIRD TOWER SECTION, BROKE. THE FOUR BOTTOM 0.625-INCH-DIAMETER BOLTS ALSO BROKE. THE 920-POUND STRUCTURE FELL TO THE GROUND, CARRYING THE EMPLOYEE WITH IT. THE EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 40 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE DIED OF HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: COLLAPSE, POWER LINE WORKER, BOLT, GUY, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, SHEARED, TRANSMISSION TOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123723090			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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