Intren, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jun 5, 2020: Employee working from bucket truck installing power poles su

At 1:00 p.m. on June 5, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was on a crew replacing 6 electrical poles. The electrical installations were deenergized. A homeowner started a home generator creating a "back feed", causing electrical shock to Employee #1 while working from a bucket truck. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Feb 25, 2018: Foreman is struck in face and eye is punctured

At 6:00 a.m. on February 25, 2018, Employee #1, employed as a foreman by a utilities infrastructure construction company, was walking beneath a hanging unsecured copper wire. The tip of the wire struck Employee #1's face, puncturing his right eye and fracturing his temple. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for his injuries.

Incident on Jun 21, 2011: Utility pole worker is injured in fall rom pole

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on June 21, 2011, Employee #1, a 29-year-old male wit h Intren Inc., and a coworker were working on a twenty-nine foot power utility p ole. The workers were assigned to climb the utility pole, remove a transformer a nd install a replacement, and then reconnect service. Employee # 1 and the cowor ker were awaiting a new transformer for installation, when the safety strap bein g worn by Employee # 1 came off during adjustment. So Employee #1 removed the sa fety strap, and proceeded to "free climb" down off the utility pole without the safety strap. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Employee # 1's gaff being worn on the left foot was inserted into a large crack in the utility pole, causing Employee #1 to slip and then fall approximately thirty feet onto a dirt surface North-Wes t of the utility pole, approximately ten feet from the pole. Employee #1 was ass isted by coworkers after the fall, and Employee #1 lost consciousness after he s truck the ground, later regained consciousness, and was made comfortable by fell ow workers, while Emergency Medical Services were summoned. CALSTAR Air Ambulanc e service arrived within minutes and transported Employee #1 to John Muir Hospit al in Walnut Creek; they arrived at the hospital at around 12:00 p.m. Employee # 1 remained at John Muir Hospital for one week before being flown back to Texas f or follow-up medical care. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left pelvis, broken left arm, and a concussion due to the fall.