Inspection Detail

Inspection: 309080661 - Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 309080661

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 09/13/2005

Site Address:
Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.
4058 West Louisiana Dr.
Kenner, LA 70065

Mailing Address:
3687 Hwy 24, Grantville, KS 66429

Union Status: Union

SIC:1731

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 09/13/2005

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100556216

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$4,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100269 L02 I	10/17/2005	10/21/2005	$0	$4,000	$0	12/15/2005	J - ALJ Decision	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200554079

Event: 09/12/2005

Employee electrocuted in contact with secondary power line

At approximately 5:45 p.m. on September 12, 2005, Employee #1 and a coworker were reinstalling electric service to a house that had been damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Employee #1 climbed the pole at the rear of the house while the coworker at the house hooked up the weatherhead. Employee #1 then pulled the service up on the pole end. He had made the neutral up and was waiting for the coworker to make the house end up so he could energize the service. Employee #1 was moving around the pole to get into a better position when he contacted the 220-volt secondary service cable that was also on the pole. The coworker heard Employee #1 grunt and then saw him go limp, but his safety equipment became caught on the telephone/TV cable and prevented him from falling to the ground. Employee #1 was rescued from the pole and administered CPR, but he could not be revived. Employee #1 died of electrocution.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, REPAIR, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309080661			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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