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Inspection Information - Office: Albany | ||||
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| Nr: 113929566 | Report ID: 0213100 | Open Date: 05/09/1991 | ||
| E.R.S.C. Inc. | ||||
| Route 143, Town Of Coeymans Ravena, NY 12143 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 890, 2544 Clinton Street, Buffalo, NY 14224 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 05/22/1991 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 11/20/1991 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360525653 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,250 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $0 | $1,500 |
| Current Penalty | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $250 | $0 | $1,250 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19260955 C07 III | 06/05/1991 | 06/08/1991 | $1,000 | $1,250 | $0 | 06/24/1991 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| 2. | 02001 | Other | 19030002 A01 | 06/05/1991 | 06/08/1991 | $250 | $250 | $0 | F - Formal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14483176 | Event: 05/09/1991 | Static Line Under Tension Breaks And Injures Two Employees | ||||
| Two power line workers were pulling an existing overhead static line through pulleys located at the top of a 23-meter-tall transmission tower. The two workers were on the ground, pulling the line with a bulldozer. The line snapped, and the end whipped back and struck them. One of the workers was killed, and the other sustained lacerations to his face. | ||||||
| Keywords: power line worker, equipment failure, laceration, elec utility work, electric conductor, struck by, bulldozer, face, tension release | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 113929566 | Non Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||
| 2 | 113929566 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||