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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1360189 - Hubbard Electric Inc
Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office
Site Address:
Hubbard Electric Inc
Dayton Sewer Plant
Dayton, TX 77535
Mailing Address:
985 W Roundbunch Rd, Bridge City, TX 77611
Union Status: Union
SIC:1731
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 10/22/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 05/16/1985
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360548838 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $560 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $560 |
| Current Penalty | $280 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $280 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260952 B02 | 10/24/1984 | 10/27/1984 | $280 | $560 | $0 | 10/31/1984 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260955 A06 I | 10/24/1984 | 10/27/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 10/31/1984 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
A POWER LINE CREW WAS MOVING AN EXISTING 7600-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE TO NEW POSITIONS ON POLES TO MAKE ROOM FOR A NEW OVERHEAD LINE. TWO LINEMEN WERE IN THE BUCKET OF A FORD AERIAL LIFT TRUCK BEING USED TO RAISE THEM TO THE WORK LOCATION. (BECAUSE THERE WAS A DITCH ON ONE SIDE OF THE POWER LINE AND A FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE TRUCK WAS PARKED PARALLEL TO AND UNDER THE POWER LINE. THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE TRUCK, THOUGH IN GOOD CONDITION, WAS NOT USED.) ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, AN APPRENTICE LINEMAN, WAS ON THE GROUND AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK UNDER THE BUCKET. AS THE LINEMAN RAISED THE ELBOW END OF THE BOOM, BEFORE RAISING THE BUCKET END, THE METAL OF THE ELBOW CONTACTED THE 7600-VOLT LINE, ENERGIZING THE TRUCK. THE APPRENTICE LINEMAN WAS TOUCHING THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME, AND THE CURRENT TRAVELED TO GROUND THROUGH HIM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AERIAL LIFT, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1360189 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |