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Inspection Information - Office: Bellevue | ||||
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| Nr: 309091874 | Report ID: 1032300 | Open Date: 04/30/2007 | ||
| Potelco, Inc | ||||
| Naval Base Kitsap - Bangor Silverdale, WA 98315 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1731/Electrical Work | ||||
| NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 14103 8th Street E, Sumner, WA 98390 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/15/2007 | |
| Emphasis: | S:Electrical | Close Case: | 07/21/2008 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 101580611 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $16,300 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,300 |
| Current Penalty | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $6,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| Deleted | 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100269 C | 06/25/2007 | 06/28/2007 | $0 | $1,800 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100269 N03 | 06/25/2007 | 07/30/2007 | $4,500 | $2,250 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100269 P04 I | 06/25/2007 | 07/30/2007 | $0 | $4,500 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100269 P04 II | 06/25/2007 | 07/30/2007 | $1,500 | $4,500 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement | |
| Deleted | 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19100269 P04 III | 06/25/2007 | 07/30/2007 | $2,250 | $2,250 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
| Deleted | 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19100269 Q01 III | 06/25/2007 | 07/30/2007 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | 07/13/2007 | F - Formal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201580982 | Event: 04/30/2007 | Employee Electrocuted When Derrick Boom Contacts Electric Li | ||||
| On April 30, 2007, Employee #1, an apprentice, and coworkers were setting up a new wood pole for a 7200 kilovolt distribution line. They first drilled the hole with the insulated boom situated under the lines and at full extension. The crew then retracted the boom fully, making it uninsulated, and began to unload the replacement pole from the truck. While maneuvering the pole, the signalman allowed the boom to violate the approach distance of 25 in. The operator started to boom down and before the signalman could react, had touched one phase line. The operator immediately boomed back up, breaking the conductive path. At the moment of contact Employee #1 was moving around the truck to help the signalman. He was apparently trying to steady himself while climbing over a pallet of power cables, and had one hand on a grab bar of the truck and the other hand on a metal garage door. The electrical current entered the palm of Employee #1's left hand and exited through the fingers of his right hand. He was able to take one or two steps and respond to a question before collapsing. Coworkers and the responding paramedics administered CPR, but Employee #1 died. | ||||||
| Keywords: clearance, derrick truck, overhead power line, signalman, cpr, work rules, electrocuted, struck against, construction, inattention | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 309091874 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | ||