Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103379335 - Dayton Power And Light Company

Inspection Information - Office: Cincinnati Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103379335

Report ID: 0522000

Date Opened: 06/17/1994

Site Address:
Dayton Power And Light Company
Us Rt 52(Killen Station)
Manchester, OH 45144

Mailing Address:
Us Rt 52 Killen Station, Manchester, OH 45144

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 08/04/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/1997

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360169924

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations					2	2
Initial Penalty	$14,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,000	$12,000
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	Unclass	19100038 A01	08/24/1994	09/20/1994	$6,000	$7,000	$0	09/16/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Unclass	19100038 A05 III	08/24/1994	09/20/1994	$6,000	$7,000	$0	09/16/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 700294

Event: 06/16/1994

EMPLOYEE DIED OF HYPERTHERMIA DURING RESCUE OPERATION

A trained emergency medical technician for an electric utility was participating in a rescue operation inside a 900-foot-tall chimney. The stack elevator had malfunctioned. Outside the chimney stack, the temperature was 15 degrees. Inside the stack, the temperature was about 150 degrees. Two rescue teams were performing the rescue, and they had difficulty because of the extreme heat. The medical technician was at the 450-foot level landing. He started having trouble breathing and lost consciousness. He died of hyperthermia.

Keywords: HEAT, HEAT STROKE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, CHIMNEY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103379335			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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