Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306171828 - Mastec North American, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306171828

Report ID: 0729700

Date Opened: 10/21/2003

Site Address:
Mastec North American, Inc.
5405 W. Hwy K157
Junction City, KS 66441

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 70, Hwy 2 East, Shevlin, MN 56676

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/02/2003

Emphasis: L:Xfallelec, S:Amputations, S:Construction Fatalities

Case Closed: 09/20/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101343010

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$2,500
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	19260403 J02 I	01/05/2004	01/30/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	01/27/2004	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Other	19260416 A03	01/05/2004	06/28/2004	$2,500	$2,500	$0	01/27/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201343472

Event: 10/15/2003

One employee killed, one injured while installing cables

On October 15, 2003, Employees #1 and #2, who worked for an underground cable installer, were trying to locate power cables underground so they could install communication cables. Employee #1 was reaching inside the access door of a 1,200 volt cabinet to run a conductivity test when he was electrocuted. Employee #2 sustained injuries that required hospitalizaton.

Keywords: ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL CABINET, UNDRGRD POWER LINE, INSTALLING, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306171828			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	306171828			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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