Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307014357 - Tampa Electric Company

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 307014357

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 11/03/2003

Site Address:
Tampa Electric Company
820 S. 78th Street
Tampa, FL 33619

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 111, Tampa, FL 33601

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/31/2003

Emphasis: L:Fall

Case Closed: 09/01/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102367265

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$7,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,000
Current Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
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	19100132 A	04/09/2004	04/19/2004	$5,000	$7,000	$0	04/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Other	19100132 B	04/09/2004	04/19/2004	$0	$0	$0	04/22/2004	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202344206

Event: 11/01/2003

Employee Is Killed in Fall from Utility Pole

An electric utility was evaluating several employees for a job. Part of the evaluation required the workers to climb a utility pole and perform several tasks at varying heights on the 20-meter-tall training pole. The workers used only pole climbers and body belts with pole straps for fall protection. As one of the workers was transitioning from above a crossarm to below it, he fell backward, hitting the neutral line and then the ground. He died from laceration of the spinal cord by dislocation of cervical vertebrate due to blunt trauma to the head.

Keywords: HEAD, SPINE, ELECTRICIAN, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, VERTEBRA

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307014357			Fatality	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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