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Inspection Information - Office: Indiana | ||||
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| Nr: 124006248 | Report ID: 0551800 | Open Date: 07/21/1994 | ||
| J E Reedy Inc | ||||
| 4276 North County Road 25 East Seymour, IN 47274 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1731/Electrical Work | ||||
| Mailing: Attn John E Reedy P O Box 1265, Seymour, IN 47274 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/03/1994 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 10/14/1994 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361309073 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Current Violations | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $5,850 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,850 |
| Current Penalty | $2,925 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,925 |
| 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 | 19100215 A02 | 08/19/1994 | 08/23/1994 | $300 | $600 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100303 G02 I | 08/19/1994 | 08/23/1994 | $375 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100333 A | 08/19/1994 | 09/06/1994 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100333 B02 IVB | 08/19/1994 | 08/23/1994 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100334 C03 | 08/19/1994 | 08/23/1994 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170389811 | Event: 07/19/1994 | Burn - Failure Of Lockout System | ||||
| An experienced crew leader for an electrical contractor approached a section of a 12-kilovolt, 600-ampere switchgear. The host electric utility had attached a hold open tag to the switchgear, indicating that it had been deenergized. A switchman for the electric utility had also been on site and had pulled the fuses for another section of the same switchgear where other work was going to be performed. However, the section that the crew leader was to check had not been deenergized; and no verbal clearance had been issued for this section. The crew leader was wearing appropriate personal protective equipment, including hard hat, safety glasses, and rubber insulating gloves rated at 20 kilovolts. He carried a Simpson 500 volt-ohmmeter, presumably to check for residual voltage on the switchgear. When the crew leader approached the still-energized switchgear with the meter, an electric arc occurred. The employee sustained fatal burns to his body from his face to his knees. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, clothing, electrical, power line worker, lockout, test equipment, e ptd, elec utility work | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 124006248 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||