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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 763367 - R. H. Bouligny, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Charleston Area Office
Site Address:
R. H. Bouligny, Inc.
South Morgantown Project 4714-0113
Morgantown, WV 26505
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 630, Wytheville, VA 24382
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 11/10/1987
Planning Guide: Safety-Construction
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 09/14/1988
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360659361 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,890 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,890 |
| Current Penalty | $630 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $630 |
| 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 | 19260955 D03 | 12/15/1987 | 12/22/1987 | $630 | $630 | $0 | 01/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19260955 D05 | 12/15/1987 | 12/22/1987 | $630 | $630 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/22/1988 | 01/29/1988 | $630 | $630 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 12/15/1987 | 12/18/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 5. | 02002 | Other | 19260021 B02 | 12/15/1987 | 12/22/1987 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 01/20/1988 | F - Formal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF A REEL TENSIONER TRAILER THAT WAS MAINTAINING TENSION ON A 795 MCM CONDUCTOR BEING INSTALLED BENEATH AN EXISTING 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE NEW LINE WAS PULLED THROUGH NUMEROUS BLOCKS THAT WERE MOUNTED ON HORIZONTAL WOODEN BRACES LOCATED 5 FEET BELOW THE EXISTING ENERGIZED LINE. THE CONDUCTOR BEING STRUNG WAS ATTACHED BY MEANS OF A ROPE TO A PENGO PULLER (DRUM ASSEMBLY) MOUNTED ON A TRUCK POSITIONED 2400 FEET AWAY FROM THE TENSIONER WORK AREA. SHORTLY AFTER A SECOND REEL OF 795 CONDUCTOR WAS SPLICED IN, THE PULLING OPERATION WAS RESTARTED. THE CONDUCTOR ON THE SUPPLY REEL DEVELOPED SLACK AND APPEARED TO BACKLASH. AS A RESULT, THE CONDUCTOR BEING STRUNG JUMPED INTO CONTACT WITH THE EXISTING LINE. THIS ENERGIZED THE REEL TENSIONER TRUCK WHILE TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES WERE IN CONTACT WITH IT. ONE OF THEM WAS ELECTROCUTED; THE OTHER RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.
Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 763367 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 763367 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |