Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306922774 - Regional Cable Contractors Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 306922774

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 12/30/2003

Site Address:
Regional Cable Contractors Inc
1060 Fred Hall Road
Stedman, NC 28391

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4841

NAICS: 515210/Cable and Other Subscription Programming

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/30/2003

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Program Improvements

Case Closed: 09/10/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100355460

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$1,000	$0	$3,100
Current Penalty	$2,100	$0	$0	$0	$0	$2,100
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	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19100268 B07	06/02/2004	07/20/2004	$2,100	$2,100	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19100268 C	06/02/2004	07/20/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19100268 E	06/02/2004	07/20/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01001D	Serious	19100268 I01	06/02/2004	07/20/2004	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
5.	02001	Other	19040008 A	06/02/2004	07/20/2004	$0	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200353423

Event: 12/19/2003

Cable Worker Grabs Two Enenergized Lines and Dies

At approximately 2:10 p.m. on December 19, 2003, Employee #1, an inexperienced employee of Regional Cable Contractors Inc, and was working with a coworker installing a new television cable from an existing line on a roadside utility pole to a private home. Employee #1 not wearing any type of protective headwear, electrical gloves or other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), climbed a fiberglass extension ladder that he had placed against the tower of the two lines running between the utility poles. The upper line was an energized line and the lower line (48-inches away) was a neutral line. Employee #1 positioned himself on the third rung from the top of the extended ladder, which placed his head approximately 18-inches from the upper line. Employee #1 lost his balance or orientation while standing atop of the ladder and he then grasped the upper energized line with his left hand and as it began to sag, he grabbed the lower neutral line with his right hand. This created a path to ground for the 7,200-volts which passed across Employee #1's chest and through his heart. Employee #1 died from electrocution.

Keywords: HEART, CABLE TV WORK, COMMUNICATION CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, INEXPERIENCE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306922774			Fatality	Electric Shock	Communications equipment operators, n.e.c.

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