Inspection Detail
Inspection: 1511027.015 - Alliant Energy
Inspection Information - Office: Appleton Area Office
Site Address:
Alliant Energy
4811 Venture Drive
Sheboygan, WI 53083
Mailing Address:
4421 Tower Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53081
Union Status: Union
SIC:
NAICS: 237130/Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
Inspection Type: Fat/Cat
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/21/2021
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 12/07/2021
Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
---|---|---|---|
Accident | 1723612 | ||
Referral | 1723026 | Yes | |
Referral | 1724640 | Yes | |
Referral | 1723005 | Yes |
Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
Initial Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,653 |
Current Penalty | $13,653 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,653 |
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. | 01001 | Serious | 19100269 C01 I | 05/19/2021 | 06/17/2021 | $13,653 | $13,653 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
At 11:00 a.m. on January 21, 2021, Employees #1 and #2 and two coworkers, employed by an energy supply company, were responding to a call from a contractor who was excavating a 200-foot water line addition to a meat market, a multiemployer construction project. The contractor had struck an underground power line between transformer 1 and transformer 2 while excavating. The power line break caused power to be lost at the meat market and a neighboring facility. The four energy supply company employees were working to repair the broken underground power lines. Employee #2 shut the power off at the pole and placed grounding straps on the secondary compartment of transformer 1. Employee #2 joined Employee #1 on the west side of the excavation while their coworkers worked elsewhere. When the power was interrupted, a generator in the facility next door started automatically and began providing power to the facility's office. Approximately 30 minutes later, an employee from the neighboring facility threw a manual switch connected to a generator to supply electricity to the facility's warehouse. The electricity back-fed through the ungrounded transformer 2 to where Employees #1 and Employee #2 were working. Both employees received an electric shock from the backfeed. Employee #1 was killed by electrocution. Employee #2 sustained severe burns to the hands. Employee #2 was transported by emergency services to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment of the electrical burns.
Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Equipment Grounding, Excavation, Lockout/Tagout, Multiemployer, Repair, Transformer, Undrgrd Power Line, Voltage Backfeed
# | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1511027.015 | 26 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electrical power installers and repairers | |
2 | 1511027.015 | 58 | M | Fatality | Electrical power installers and repairers |