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Inspection: 3209442 - Chattahoochie Cable Company
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Inspection Information - Office: South Carolina Priv | ||||
| Nr: 3209442 | Report ID: 0454510 | Open Date: 06/11/1985 | ||
| Chattahoochie Cable Company | ||||
| 4800 North Ocean Drive North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1623/Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 4416, Marietta, GA 30061 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/30/1985 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 12/02/1985 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360776587 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Current Violations | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| Current Penalty | $350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $350 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19260400 C01 | 08/13/1985 | 08/16/1985 | $350 | $350 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19260100 A | 08/13/1985 | 08/16/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 02001 | Other | 30008 | 08/13/1985 | 08/16/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 02002 | Other | 19260050 C | 08/13/1985 | 09/16/1985 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 14215313 | Event: 06/04/1985 | Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Overhead Power Line | ||||
| THREE EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING CABLE TELEVISION CABLE. EACH OF THEM WAS ON A DIFFERENT UTILITY POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ABOUT 22.5 FEET UP A 30-FOOT POLE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TELEPHONE CABLE HOISTING THE TELEVISION CABLE TO A HOOK THAT WAS ABOUT 1 FOOT, 10 INCHES BENEATH AN ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER FOR AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT, LEANED HIS HEAD BACK AND CONTACTED THE 7200-VOLT POWER LINE WHILE HE WAS STILL HOLDING THE CABLE. CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WAS PERFORMED TO NO AVAIL; THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF ELECTROCUTION. | ||||||
| Keywords: elec protect equip, overhead power line, electrical, telecom work, communication cable, cpr, e tc, electrocuted | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 3209442 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers | ||