Inspection Detail

Inspection: 18737635 - Virginia Power, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Norfolk (Regional Office) - Safety 0355112

Inspection Nr: 18737635

Report ID: 0355112

Date Opened: 03/13/1987

Site Address:
Virginia Power, Inc.
7500 West Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23229

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/19/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/22/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360788525

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
Current Penalty	$640	$0	$0	$0	$0	$640
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.	01001	Serious	510001 A	04/10/1987	04/13/1987	$640	$640	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 692558

Event: 03/12/1987

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LINE ENERGIZED BY INDUCTION

A CREW OF SEVEN EMPLOYEES (A FOREMAN, TWO JOURNEYMAN LINEMEN, AND FOUR APPRENTICE LINEMEN) WERE WORKING ON OVERHEAD POWER LINES, REPAIRING ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS. TO PERFORM THE WORK, THE CREW DEENERGIZED AND GROUNDED THE LINE. AFTER THE REPAIR HAD BEEN COMPLETED, ONE OF THE APPRENTICE LINEMEN, WHO WAS WORKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TOWER, WAS TO REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE GROUND. A MISUNDERSTANDING DEVELOPED BETWEEN HIM AND ONE OF THE JOURNEYMAN LINEMEN, CAUSING THE APPRENTICE TO REMOVE THE WRONG GROUND CLAMP (OF TWO) WITH HIS BARE HANDS. PARALLEL ENERGIZED LINES INDUCED A VOLTAGE ON THE NOW UNGROUNDED CONDUCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WHO HAD REMOVED THE CLAMP WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE HAD WORKED LONG HOURS THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS ON OVERTIME AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY, EXISTING NATURAL LIGHT WAS MARGINALLY SUFFICENT FOR THE WORK BEING PERFORMED.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18737635			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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