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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 312153877 - Florida Power & Light Company
Inspection Information - Office: Fort Lauderdale Area Office
Site Address:
Florida Power & Light Company
608 Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Mailing Address:
3020 Nw 19th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Union Status: Union
SIC:4911
NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/17/2009
Emphasis: L:Ohpwrlne, S:Electrical
Case Closed: 03/29/2010
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100681089 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | ||||||
| Initial Penalty | $9,450 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,450 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100269 L02 | 06/29/2009 | 07/08/2009 | $6,300 | $6,300 | $0 | 07/16/2009 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100269 M03 VIII | 06/29/2009 | 07/02/2009 | $3,150 | $3,150 | $0 | 07/16/2009 | J - ALJ Decision | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
At approximately 5:40 a.m. on February 15, 2009, an employee was working from the bucket of an Altec aerial boom truck replacing secondary lines and transformers onto a new utility pole. The employee was working with a coworker, who was working from a different bucket installing the equipment on the other side of the utility pole. After the installation was completed, both the employee and the coworker were lowering the baskets to the ground level in order to remove the old transformers that had been replaced. As the employee was lowering the bucket, he reversed direction and returned to the upper portion of the utility pole where the switch for the primary line was located. The employee made contact with the energized switch and he suffered an electrocution. There were no contributing weather variables; it was clear and dry. The employee was killed.
Keywords: BOOM, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, TRUCK, STRUCK BY, HAND
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 312153877 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |