Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301994091 - Valley Electric Membership Corporation, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301994091

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 01/27/1999

Site Address:
Valley Electric Membership Corporation, Inc.
5 Mi E Of Lacamp On Hwy 489
Lacamp, LA 71444

Mailing Address:
1725 Texas Street, Natchitoches, LA 71457

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/28/1999

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis: S:Construction

Case Closed: 06/24/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100550045

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
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	19260020 B02	06/02/1999	06/08/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260453 B02 V	06/02/1999	06/08/1999	$3,500	$3,500	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200550515

Event: 01/19/1999

EMPLOYEE WAS EJECTED FROM AN OUT-OF-CONTROL AERIAL LIFT

A power line crew was relocating overhead power lines that were in the way of a highway bridge under construction. The crew had set the new poles. One member of the crew, a power line worker with 21 years of experience, was in a digger-derrick-aerial lift, transferring conductors from an old pole to a new one. The conductors became entangled with the controls for the boom, and the operator (a coworker) lost control of the boom. The boom raised and lowered repeatedly and then rotated to the right, jamming the aerial lift bucket into the pole. The power line worker was ejected and fell 7.6 meters, landing in the back of the truck. He was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he died of his injuries 8 hours after the accident. Body harnesses were available, but were not being used despite posted warning signs and instructions to use a harness.

Keywords: EJECTED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, FOULED LINE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301994091			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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