Inspection Detail

Inspection: 122136013 - Duke Power Company

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 122136013

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 07/20/1993

Site Address:
Duke Power Company
Centre 311
Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Mailing Address:
422 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28242

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/25/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/21/1996

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360491971

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	3					3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$15,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,500
Current Penalty	$5,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,250
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.	01001A	Serious	19260021 B02	01/19/1994	01/25/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	02/04/1994	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01001B	Serious	19260955 A03	01/19/1994	01/24/1994	$5,250	$0	$0	02/04/1994	J - ALJ Decision
3.	01002A	Other	19260021 B02	01/19/1994	01/29/1994	$0	$0	$0	02/04/1994	Q - National Office Adjustment
4.	01002B	Other	19100184 I09 III	01/19/1994	01/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	02/04/1994	Y - State Decision
5.	01002C	Other	19260251 E01	01/19/1994	01/25/1994	$0	$0	$0	02/04/1994	Y - State Decision
6.	01003	Serious	19260550 A16	01/19/1994	02/21/1994	$0	$1,500	$0	02/04/1994	Y - State Decision	Citation has been deleted.
7.	01004	Serious	19260955 A02	01/19/1994	01/24/1994	$0	$7,000	$0	02/04/1994	Y - State Decision

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 946913

Event: 07/15/1993

FALL - TOWER COLLAPSED DUE TO UNBALANCED LOAD

A power line crew was replacing 0.375-inch-diameter galvanized conductors supported by electric power transmission towers. The towers were originally constructed in 1914, and the power lines were inactive. Two members of the crew were working on a tower that was located in a low lying area and that was known to have its legs under water from time to time. The crew had not inspected the tower before they climbed it, and the tower was not braced or guyed to support the additional stresses that would be imposed. When two of the three conductors supported by the tower were cut, the unbalanced load on the tower caused it to fall over. The two employees fell to the ground with the tower. Both of them were hospitalized for severe injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, COLLAPSE, POWER LINE WORKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, TRANSMISSION TOWER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122136013			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers
2	122136013			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Electrical power installers and repairers

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