Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106785488 - Cache Valley Electric

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106785488

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 05/02/1988

Site Address:
Cache Valley Electric
Highway 18 E., 3 Miles
Armorel, AR 72310

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 405, Logan, UT 84321

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/03/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/14/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360411086

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
Current Penalty	$450	$0	$0	$0	$0	$450
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	Serious	19260416 A01	05/18/1988	05/21/1988	$450	$450	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14496889

Event: 05/01/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LIVE PART THRU CONDUCTOR

A FOREMAN AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE GROUNDING A FENCE SURROUNDING A SWITCHYARD. THE EQUIPMENT IN THE SUBSTATION WAS ENERGIZED WHILE THEY PERFORMED THEIR WORK. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD CUT NUMEROUS PIECES OF NO. 2 AWG SOLID COPPER CONDUCTOR INTO 8.5-FOOT LENGTHS. HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS BY LAYING THE CONDUCTOR ON THE GROUND, ROLLING OFF THE CONDUCTOR. HE THEN ROLLED THE CONDUCTOR OVER HIS HEAD, AND THE CONDUCTOR CONTACTED A 34.5-KILOVOLT TERMINAL THAT WAS ABOUT 9 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. NONE OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, WHEN THEY HEARD THE ARC, THEY TURNED AROUND AND SAW THE INJURED EMPLOYEE FALLING BACKWARDS WITH THE COPPER CONDUCTOR IN HIS HAND. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106785488			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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