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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 115080392 - Hooper Corporation
Inspection Information - Office: Iowa 0751910
Site Address:
Hooper Corporation
250 Mercy Drive
Dubuque, IA 52001
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7455, 2030 Pennsylvania, Madison, WI 53704
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 09/27/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/02/1996
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 360696256 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Current Violations | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $18,675 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $18,675 |
| Current Penalty | $12,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500 |
| 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. | 01001A | Serious | 880004 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $2,475 | $2,475 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260021 B02 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $3,125 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 880004 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $2,475 | $2,475 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 4. | 01003 | Serious | 19260416 A01 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $3,125 | $2,745 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01004 | Serious | 19260950 B01 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $3,125 | $2,745 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01005 | Serious | 19260950 C01 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $3,125 | $2,745 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 7. | 01006 | Serious | 19260950 C02 I | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $2,745 | $2,745 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. | |
| 8. | 01007 | Serious | 19260955 C03 | 10/21/1996 | 10/24/1996 | $2,745 | $2,745 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | Citation has been deleted. |
Investigation Summary
A four-person power line crew was moving an overhead power line from one side of a road to the other. The section of the 4160-volt, three-phase power line they were moving spanned 5 wood utility poles. The foreman on the crew instructed one of the other crew members to go to the fifth pole and lower the three phase conductors and the neutral from the top crossarm on the pole to the lower crossarm on the same pole. A visible break in the deenergized conductors was present on the first pole; however, the foreman instructed the employee to work the line as if it were energized and to wear rubber insulating gloves and sleeves. The employee lowered the conductors and then began installing a jumper from one phase to the neutral. The phase conductors were energized by backfeed through a transformer. The employee on the pole was electrocuted when he contacted one of the other phases and the neutral with his stomach and back.
Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 115080392 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |