Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3010055 - Duke Power Company - Greensboro District

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 3010055

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/27/1986

Site Address:
Duke Power Company - Greensboro District
Fairfax Road
Greensboro, NC 27260

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 33189, Charlotte, NC 28242

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/05/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/11/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360768527
Referral	900775982	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			2		3
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$490
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	Other	19260020 B01	10/27/1986	11/14/1986	$0	$0	$0	11/18/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001A	Serious	19260020 B01	10/27/1986	11/14/1986	$490	$0	$0		J - ALJ Decision
3.	01001B	Serious	19260950 C01 II	10/27/1986	11/14/1986	$0	$0	$0		J - ALJ Decision
4.	01002	Other	19260950 C01 II	10/27/1986	11/06/1986	$0	$0	$0	11/18/1986	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14251771

Event: 08/28/1986

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE ON A TROUBLE CALL AT A RESIDENCE. THE SERVICE DROP FROM THE HOUSE TO THE UTILITY POLE HAD SOME LIMBS ON IT, AND THIS HAD INTERRUPTED POWER TO THE HOUSE. THERE WERE 10 DWELLINGS ON THE DISTRIBUTION LINE FEEDING THE HOUSE. THE DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER FOR THE LINE WAS 800 FEET FROM THE HOUSE, AROUND A CORNER. AFTER CLIMBING THE POLE, THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DISCONNECTED THE 120-VOLT SERVICE DROP AND LOWERED IT TO REMOVE THE LIMBS. AFTER HE REMOVED THE LIMBS, HE WENT BACK UP THE POLE TO RECONNECT THE SERVICE DROP. AS HE WAS WORKING ON THE POLE, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. NO ONE SAW THE ACCIDENT TAKE PLACE, BUT IT WOULD APPEAR FROM THE BURN MARKS THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THAT THE BARE END OF A CONDUCTOR CONTACTED THE EMPLOYEE ON THE WRIST. IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE CONDUCTOR WENT DOWN INSIDE THE GLOVE, AS THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD SEEN HIM WEARING HIS GLOVES PREVIOUSLY. NO BLANKET HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE CABLEVISION OR TELEPHONE CABLE THAT SHARED THE POLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE COMPANY STATED THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT HIS NORMAL CLASSIFICATION FOR THE TIME OF DAY, BUT THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLASSIFIED AS A METER TECHNICIAN, NOT A LINEMAN.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3010055			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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