Inspection Detail

Inspection: 127415479 - Nipsco Angola Line Operating Headquarters

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 127415479

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 08/06/2001

Site Address:
Nipsco Angola Line Operating Headquarters
700 West Broad Stree
Angola, IN 46703

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/21/2001

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/19/2001

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362662900

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171110612

Event: 06/29/2001

Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Aerial Lift

Two power line workers were installing a new three-phase service for a customer. One of the power line workers was in an insulated aerial lift. The other worker was on the ground. The aerial lift bucket contacted a 12.5-kilovolt overhead power line. The circuit breaker for the power line tripped and reset twice. The worker on the ground did not see the contact, but heard it. He called for help and lowered the bucket with the lower-level controls. The employee in the bucket had been electrocuted. The employee on the ground received an electric shock and sustained burns. (The original form did not describe how he was injured.) He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	127415479			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers
2	127415479			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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