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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 301964797 - Weeks Construction Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh
Site Address:
Weeks Construction Co.
Hwy 42 East
Sanford, NC 27330
Mailing Address:
2129 Edgemont Rd., Wendell, NC 27591
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1796
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 03/13/1998
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/02/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100350883 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
| Current Penalty | $4,900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,900 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 19260955 A06 I | 04/01/1998 | 04/19/1998 | $4,900 | $4,900 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260955 A06 II | 04/01/1998 | 04/19/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
A power line crew was relocating a section of three-phase overhead power line. Two power line workers on the crew were working from aerial lifts, and the supervisor was working from a digger-derrick with his back to the other crewmembers. The ground worker had opened the storage locker on the road-side aerial lift truck and was in contact with the truck. The power line worker in the road-side aerial lift attached the truck ground to the equipment hook on the outside of the bucket and carried it up with him. He was going to connect it to the system neutral conductor before he began to remove the phase conductors. Unfortunately, he forgot to do so. When he moved his bucket to help the other power line worker cut the 13.2-kilovolt phase conductor, the truck ground contacted the phase conductor and energized the truck. The ground worker was electrocuted.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 301964797 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Construction laborers |