Inspection Detail

Inspection: 125624965 - Outback Communications, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: American Canyon District Office

Inspection Nr: 125624965

Report ID: 0950615

Date Opened: 12/17/2001

Site Address:
Outback Communications, Inc.
6570 Trenton Road
Forestville, CA 95436

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1035, Redbluff, CA 96080

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/04/2002

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction (Cship)

Case Closed: 04/20/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361596927

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$10,800	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,800
Current Penalty	$1,350	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,350
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	8602 H	01/15/2002	01/18/2002	$1,350	$10,800	$0	02/22/2002	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170840029

Event: 12/17/2001

Employee injured when aerial lift strikes power line

On December 17, 2001, Employee #1, a telecommunications worker, was using a truck with an aerial lift to install fiber optic telecommunication cable. He was elevated to a position that was below a 12-kilovolt power line and was installing the fiber optic cable about 8 ft below the lift. The bucket was being raised so Employee #1 could pull the cable clear of some tree limbs when it struck the power line. Employee #1 received an electric shock and suffered burns over 40 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, TELECOM WORK, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125624965			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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