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Inspection Detail

Inspection: 304589880 - Verizon

Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse

 

Inspection Nr: 304589880
Report ID: 0215800
Date Opened: 03/11/2002

Site Address:
Verizon
Herder Road, Line 7357, Pole#5 - Pole#10
Vienna, NY 13162

Mailing Address:
103 Ferguson Ave., North Syracuse, NY 13502

Union Status: Union

SIC:4813

NAICS: 0 


Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/26/2002

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/07/2003


Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 100880970
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 9 1 2 12
Current Violations 8 3 11
Initial Penalty $25,500 $0 $25,000 $0 $0 $50,500
Current Penalty $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $25,000
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 5A0001 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $2,500 $2,500 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision Citation has been deleted.
2. 01002 Serious 5A0001 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $2,000 $2,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
3. 01003 Serious 19100106 D02 I 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $1,000 $2,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
4. 01004 Serious 19100106 E06 II 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $2,500 $2,500 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
5. 01005A Serious 19100219 D01 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $2,000 $2,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
6. 01005B Serious 19100219 E03 I 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
7. 01006 Other 19100244 A01 II 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $0 $2,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
8. 01007 Serious 19100268 B07 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $5,000 $5,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
9. 01008A Serious 19100268 C 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $5,000 $5,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
10. 01008B Serious 19100268 F01 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
11. 01008C Serious 19100268 N01 I 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
12. 01008D Serious 19100268 E 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 Q - National Office Adjustment  
13. 01009 Serious 19100268 M06 I 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $5,000 $5,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
14. 01010 Serious 19100303 G02 I 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $2,500 $2,500 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
15. 02001 Repeat 19100268 E 09/05/2002 10/08/2002 $25,000 $25,000 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision Citation has been deleted.
16. 03001 Other 19100303 F 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  
17. 03002 Other 19100304 A02 09/05/2002 09/10/2002 $0 $0 $0 09/20/2002 J - ALJ Decision  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200880631
Event: 03/11/2002
Phone Line Repairer Is Electrocuted By Power Line

On March 11, 2002, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were assigned to replace burned out telephone wire and pedestals caused when a storm knocked a tree down onto overhead electric power lines. The employees were restringing approximately 1200 ft of 50-pair cable along with a messenger wire. To accomplish the restringing, Employee #2 drove the bucket truck down the road while Employee #1 stood in the bucket and, at each pole, he would place the messenger wire in the mounting brackets on the poles. They started at pole 215 (NIMO number). Employee #1 used existing mounting brackets except for one needed to be installed on a new pole #216 (NIMO number). When he had restrung messenger wire ending at pole #218 (NIMO number), he began to tension the uninsulated messenger wire using a manually operated chain hoist. Employee #2 was beginning to work on the pedestal mounted at the base of the same pole, directly underneath Employee #1, and heard a noise (groan), looked up, and saw Employee #1 being fatally electrocuted. Burn marks on the messenger wire and the center overhead phase wire were observed and photographed between poles #215 and #216. Each phase wire carried approximately 6900 volts.

Keywords:telecom work, electrocuted, electronic work, electric conductor, electric shock

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 304589880 Fatality Electric Shock Occupation not reported
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