Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309717411 - Verizon North Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Indiana Department Of Labor

Inspection Nr: 309717411

Report ID: 0551800

Date Opened: 07/06/2006

Site Address:
Verizon North Inc.
1434 Johnson Street
Elkhart, IN 46515

Mailing Address:
19845 Us Hwy 31 N, Westfield, IN 46074

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4813

NAICS: 517110/Wired Telecommunications Carriers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/30/2006

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/23/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100990845

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100268 E	10/03/2006	10/06/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0	11/02/2006	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100268 F01	10/03/2006	10/30/2006	$5,000	$5,000	$0	11/02/2006	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200995819

Event: 05/26/2006

Employee Is Electrocuted While Repairing Phone Service

On May 26, 2006, Employee #1 was working on the main frame, where there was trouble with a costumer's phone service. Employee was working alone and was electrocuted. The exact cause of the accident was unknown, but the cause of death was consistent with electrocution. The employee had an entry wound on his left hand and an exit wound on his right hand. Piece of equipment employee was allegedly working with was called a breakdown box, which was a small transformer. However, the equipment was missing its ground prong. The breakdown box had the ability of different amounts of voltage, 350, 500, and 700. There were two alligator clips one with blue insulation and the other was black. The blue cable had the insulation on the alligator clip missing, and appeared to have been ripped away. There was no PPE at the site of the accident, and the employee did not have any with him.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, PPE, ELECTROCUTED, TRANSFORMER, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309717411			Fatality	Electric Shock	Telephone line installers and repairers

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