Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311182349 - Pike Electric, Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 311182349

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 08/01/2007

Site Address:
Pike Electric, Inc
6400 Holabird Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224

Mailing Address:
P O Box 168, 100 Pikeway, Mount Airy, NC 27030

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221119/Other Electric Power Generation

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/11/2007

Emphasis: L:4900

Case Closed: 03/05/2008

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102361078

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$5,150	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,150
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$3,605	$0	$3,605
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	Other	19260950 C02 I	09/27/2007	10/02/2007	$3,605	$5,150	$0		F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202501177

Event: 08/01/2007

Employee Is Electrocuted by Overhead Power Line

On August 1, 2007, Employee #1 and a coworker were power line workers and were working from separate elevated buckets. They were rephasing and upgrading copper and aluminum overhead power lines, which were approximately 40 ft above the ground. The employees had covered the conductors with rubber insulating line hoses and had placed one of two rubber insulating blankets on the insulator. The second insulator was not blanketed. Employee #1's back contacted the unprotected 4-kilovolt power line. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, SHOCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, INSULATOR, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311182349			Fatality	Other	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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