TranslateInspection Detail
Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office | ||||
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| Nr: 1385363.015 | Report ID: 0627510 | Open Date: 03/14/2019 | ||
| Southwestern Public Service Company | ||||
| 428 Star St. Hereford, TX 79045 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: | ||||
| NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution | ||||
| Mailing: 790 Buchanan , Amarillo, TX 79101 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 03/14/2019 | |
| Close Case: | 06/15/2020 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1435445 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $39,780 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $39,780 |
| Current Penalty | $13,260 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,260 |
| 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 | 19100135 A02 | 07/19/2019 | 08/14/2019 | $13,260 | $13,260 | $0 | 08/19/2019 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100269 C01 II | 07/19/2019 | 08/14/2019 | $0 | $13,260 | $0 | 08/19/2019 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100269 G02 IV C 1 | 07/19/2019 | 08/14/2019 | $0 | $13,260 | $0 | 08/19/2019 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 114483.015 | Event: 03/13/2019 | Employee Contacts Energized Power Lines And Is Killed | ||||
| At 6:15 p.m. on March 13, 2019, high winds removed the metal roof from the private residence into the alley way striking the electrical distribution lines and terminating the electrical service. Employee #1 grounded, tested, deenergized and tagged the area where the electricity was out. Employee #1 repaired the distribution line with the connectors saw that another electrical distribution line was down. He relocated himself to homes across the street where another distribution line was broken and lying on the ground in the alley way. The employee failed to test, deenergize and ground the electricity at the new location. As he was lifting himself up in the aerial lift, Employee #1 contacted the energized electrical line with his head and was electrocuted. | ||||||
| Keywords: aerial lift, electrocuted, power lines | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1385363.015 | Fatality | Electric Shock | |||