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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 18178707 - Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office
Site Address:
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Scioto Darby Road And Leap Road
Hilliard, OH 43026
Mailing Address:
150 East Gay Street, Rm 24g, Columbus, OH 43215
Union Status: Union
SIC:4813
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/06/1992
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 02/16/1995
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361109069 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| 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 | 19260021 B02 | 04/23/1993 | 05/26/1993 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $0 | 05/14/1993 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
A telephone company employee was standing on the ground, assisting the operator of an R. O. Corp. Polejocky series PJ200 digger-derrick in the removal of the butt of a wooden utility pole. The derrick was mounted on a 1986 International Harvester utility truck. The company's safe operating procedures for removing a pole butt called for the use of a pole butt jack. However, the employer allowed the use of the derrick in this operation, in direct violation of these procedures. The equipment operator was using the boom of the derrick to pull the pole butt out of the ground. The welds securing the boom to the turret broke. This allowed the boom to fall, and it struck the employee standing on the ground in the head. He died of his injuries.
Keywords: DIGGER-DERRICK, HEAD, TELECOM WORK, BOOM, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE, COMMUNICATION WORKER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18178707 | Fatality | Fracture | Telephone line installers and repairers |