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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301947719 - Bell Atlantic Of New Jersey Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office
Site Address:
Bell Atlantic Of New Jersey Inc.
Paterson Plank Road
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
Mailing Address:
1500 Teaneck Road, 2nd Floor, Teaneck, NJ 07666
Union Status: Union
SIC:4813
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/26/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 04/02/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 101380129 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,500 |
| Current Penalty | $1,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,900 |
| 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 | 19260307 C02 I | 02/27/1998 | 04/15/1998 | $1,900 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Telephone company employees were preparing to pull a telephone cable through an underground duct between a manhole and an aboveground telephone cable hut. The employees first needed to pull a winch line into the duct. They attached the winch line to a synthetic mule tape, which was already inside the duct, and were pulling it approximately 300 meters from the manhole to the hut. They pulled the mule tape with the power-driven reel on their construction truck and by hand. One of the employees used the unguarded auxiliary extension shaft on a Hogg and Davis, self-loading, self-propelled, cable reel trailer (Model No. 135BHSPBW) as a horizontally oriented capstan winch. As he wound the mule tape onto the turning shaft, his hands and clothing got caught. He was pulled against the shaft and machine before his coworker stopped the machine engine. The injured employee #1 died on the scene.
Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, METAL WIRE, TELECOM WORK, CAUGHT BY, WINCH, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301947719 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Telephone line installers and repairers |