Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1365790 - Southwestern Public Service Co
Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office
Site Address:
Southwestern Public Service Co
S Georgia & Fm 1151
Amarillo, TX 79170
Mailing Address:
Po Box 1261, Amarillo, TX 79170
Union Status: Union
SIC:4911
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/12/1984
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/05/1984
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360552194 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360 |
| Current Penalty | $360 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $360 |
| 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. | 01001 | Serious | 19260955 C03 | 10/22/1984 | 10/25/1984 | $360 | $360 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19260955 D02 | 10/22/1984 | 10/25/1984 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
FOUR EMPLOYEES, TWO OF THEM SUPERVISORS, WERE INSTALLING OVERHEAD POWER LINES OVER EXISTING 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD LINES. RUBBER INSULATING LINE HOSE AND INSULATING COVERS HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE EXISTING LINES. TWO PHASES HAD BEEN TIED TO PULLING ROPES, AND ONE EMPLOYEE WAS TIEING THE THIRD PHASE TO A ROPE. ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS STATED THAT HE WOULD GET HIS RUBBER GLOVES SO THAT THEY COULD PULL THE LINES ONE AT A TIME. HE TURNED TO GO ABOUT 70 FEET FOR HIS GLOVES, BUT A SECOND EMPLOYEE STARTED PULLING ONE OF THE LINES. AS THE TIE-BACK KNOT CAME TO THE LINE HOSE, IT STUCK AT THE SEAM AND CONTACTED THE CONDUCTOR. THIS ENERGIZED THE CONDUCTOR ON THE GROUND THAT THE FIRST EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1365790 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |
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