Inspection Detail

Inspection: 317128379 - French Broad Electric Membership Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Winston-Salem

Inspection Nr: 317128379

Report ID: 0453720

Date Opened: 08/27/2013

Site Address:
French Broad Electric Membership Corporation
Highway 25/70
Hot Springs, NC 28743

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 9, Marshall, NC 28753

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/2013

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/14/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100076819

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200075463

Event: 08/23/2013

Lineman Is Shocked When Rod Contacts High Voltage Line

On August 23, 2013, Employee #1, a 48-year-old lineman with French Broad Electric Membership Corporation, was working with a coworker and was weaving an aluminum armor rod onto a 7,200 volt AC energized line. Employee #1 was working from the pole, and a coworker was working from an elevated bucket. The lineman in the bucket had begun to weave his end of the armor rod around the line when the other end of the armor rod came in contact with Employee #1 working from the pole. The electricity entered Employee #1's right side and exited through his right big toe. Employee #1 was able to climb to the ground and walk to the company truck, where another coworker summoned Emergency Medical Services.

Keywords: DERRICK TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ARMOR ROD, ELECTRICIAN, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TOE, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317128379			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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