Inspection Detail
Inspection: 304589880 - Verizon
Inspection Information - Office: Syracuse
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
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 100880970 |
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 |
# | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
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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
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
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation |
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1 | 304589880 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |