Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306950833 - Public Service Company Of New Hampshire

Inspection Information - Office: Concord Area Office

Inspection Nr: 306950833

Report ID: 0111700

Date Opened: 05/11/2005

Site Address:
Public Service Company Of New Hampshire
Brook St Sub-Station, Canal St, Manchester, Nh
Manchester, NH 03101

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 330, Manchester, NH 03105

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/05/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/23/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200617421	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
Current Penalty	$4,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,500
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	19260028 A	10/18/2005	12/31/2005	$4,500	$4,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200612000

Event: 05/10/2005

Employee Is Burned by Electrical Arc Blast

At approximately 11:47 a.m. on May 10, 2005, two employees of a power company were disconnecting and moving a Westinghouse grounding breaker from a 13.8-kilovolt cabinet. The ground leads had just been disconnected using a "hot-line-tool" (shotgun grounding stick). Employee #1 moved closer to the cabinet, as his coworker turned and moved away to get a T wrench. An arc flash occurred, burning Employee #1's face and hands, and Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, fire retardant clothing with hood, and safety boots, but he was not wearing a face shield or gloves. The coworker wore the same personal protective equipment, in addition to a face shield and Class II gloves and leathers.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT, FACE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306950833			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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