Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3250768 - Elizabethton Electric System

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Gray Office - Safety

Inspection Nr: 3250768

Report ID: 0454716

Date Opened: 09/12/1985

Site Address:
Elizabethton Electric System
Shell Hollow Road
Elizabethton, TN 37643

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 790, Elizabethton, TN 37643

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/17/1985

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/24/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360613087

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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.	01001A	Serious	19260950 D01 III	09/27/1985	10/02/1985	$640	$640	$0		-
2.	01001B	Serious	19260950 D01 IV	09/27/1985	10/02/1985	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14214704

Event: 09/10/1985

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A CREW OF ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES WAS REPLACING A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE CREW FOREMAN OPENED A CUTOUT THAT HE THOUGHT CONTROLLED THE LINE. THE FOREMAN CHECKED A METER ON A HOUSE FARTHER UP THE LINE AND FOUND THE METER TO BE DEENERGIZED. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD DISCONNECTED THE TRANSFORMER TO THIS METER. THINKING THE LINE TO BE WORKED WAS DEENERGIZED, THE FOREMAN ORDERED WORK TO CONTINUE. WHEN AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING FROM A UTILITY POLE CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3250768			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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