Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1317788.015 - The Altamaha Electric Membership Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1317788.015

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 05/24/2018

Site Address:
The Altamaha Electric Membership Corporation
Katherine Sanders Rd
Reidsville, GA 30453

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 346, Lyons, GA 30436

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 221121/Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/2018

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/19/2018

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Complaint	1341620	Yes
Referral	1340118	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,994
Current Penalty	$7,696	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,696
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	19100269 A02 I B	08/17/2018	12/04/2018	$3,848	$5,497	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100067 C02 V	08/17/2018		$3,848	$5,497	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 105823.015

Event: 05/20/2018

Employee is thrown from truck's boom and is hospitalized wit

At 5:00 p.m. on May 20, 2018, an employee was cutting a tree limb that was laying on a power line with a chain saw from a bucket truck. The employee cut the limb which slid off the power line and sprung upwards, catching him under his right arm and flipped him out of the bucket. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and severed his spinal cord.

Keywords: Boom Truck, Chain Saw, Fall, Fracture, Power Lines, Spine, Struck By, Tree Limb

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1317788.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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