Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107913998 - Knoxville Utility-Operations

Inspection Information - Office: Tennessee Osha Knoxville Office - Public Sector

Inspection Nr: 107913998

Report ID: 0454734

Date Opened: 04/11/1989

Site Address:
Knoxville Utility-Operations
4500 Middlebrook Pk
Knoxville, TN 37950

Mailing Address:
Po Box 5907, Knoxville, TN 37909

Union Status: Union

SIC:9311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/26/1989

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/05/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360284020

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260950 C01 I	05/03/1989	06/02/1989	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19260950 C01 II	05/03/1989	06/02/1989	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 762922

Event: 04/11/1989

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

A POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS INSTALLING 69-KILOVOLT SWITCHES WEIGHING ABOUT 250 POUNDS EACH. THE SWITCHES WERE BEING INSTALLED NEAR THE TOP OF A 90-FOOT UTILITY POLE. THE POLE SUPPORTED TWO CIRCUITS OF DIFFERENT VOLTAGES. THE TOP CIRCUIT, WHERE THE SWITCHES WERE TO BE INSTALLED, WAS 69 KILOVOLTS AND WAS DEENERGIZED. THE BOTTOM CIRCUIT WAS 13 KILOVOLTS. IT WAS NOT DEENERGIZED, NOR WAS IT PROTECTED BY INSULATING GUARDS. A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO POSITION THE SWITCHES FOR INSTALLATION. THE CRANE BOOM WAS DIRECTLY OVER THE POLE. THE LOAD LINE AND HOOK WAS HANGING ABOUT 6 OR 7 FEET FROM THE ENERGIZED CIRCUIT. PRESUMABLY, EITHER THE LOAD LINE OR THE LOAD CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES ON THE CREW. (THE SECOND PAGE OF OSHA 170 FORM, WHICH SHOULD HAVE DESCRIBED HOW CONTACT OCCURRED, WAS MISSING.)

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107913998			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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