Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1400508.015 - Coutts Brothers, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Augusta Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1400508.015

Report ID: 0111100

Date Opened: 05/13/2019

Site Address:
Coutts Brothers, Inc.
Transmission Line Off Olde Canal Way
Gorham, ME 04038

Mailing Address:
Po Box 58, Gardiner, ME 04345

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/13/2019

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/22/2019

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1455019	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$9,282	$0	$0	$0	$0	$9,282
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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 N03	08/01/2019	08/07/2019	$0	$9,282	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 116251.015

Event: 05/13/2019

Employee is shocked and burned while replacing power line po

At 2:15 p.m. on May 13, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a power line construction company, was replacing a power transmission line pole. The employee was removing a jack that provided tension on the energized center power line when the employee made contact with the jack and was shocked. The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of electric shock and burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Contact, Dismantling, Electric Shock, Energized, Installing, Jack, Power Trans Appar, Utility Pole

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400508.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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