Pacificorp: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Feb 10, 2014: Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

On February 10, 2014, an employee was working as a journeyman line worker for th e electric utility Pacificorp in Cottage Grove, Oregon. He was part of a crew re pairing damaged powerlines. He came into contact with a guy that had become ener gized. He sustained an electric shock.

Incident on Jul 14, 2009: Employee is injured when utility pole falls from truck

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 14, 2009, Employee #1 was loading utility pol es onto a trailer. He loaded the fourth pole and was removing the rigging chain, when the pole fell off the trailer and struck and killed him.

Incident on Jun 23, 2004: Electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

An electric utility employee was assisting in testing capacitor-coupled transfor mers in a 500-kilovolt substation. When he disconnected the test leads from the Doble test set, the employee received an electric shock from an apparent static discharge. The shock burned both of his hands and his left leg. He was hospitali zed for his injuries.

Incident on Oct 2, 2002: Employee injured when crane tipped over

On October 2, 2002, Employee #1, of Oldham Crane Services Inc., was operating a 50-ton Grove crane to drive pilings on the construction project. The crane had b een set up and one piling driven. Employee #1 rotated the crane boom to pick up the next piling. As the piling was being lifted, there was a sudden movement of the entire crane and it began tipping over on the side on which the lift was bei ng made. As the crane tipped over, Employee #1 jumped from the crane cab, approx imately 10 ft above the access road that the crane had been set up on. The crane boom contacted a 2,400-volt overhead power line, trapping it under the boom as the boom fell to its side. The devices protecting the power line deenergized it when the line contacted the ground. After the electric utility confirmed the pow er line was deenergized, crew members responded to assist Employee #1. He was tr ansported to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized for hip and pelvic inju ries.

Incident on Apr 12, 2002: Electric shock - direct contact with overhead line

A journeyman power line worker was on a utility pole, installing jumpers connect ing power line conductors together. As he was changing his position on the pole, his back contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. He received an electric sho ck and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Incident on Mar 16, 1999: Employee fractures foot in fall from ladder

On March 15, 1999, Employee #1 was climbing a ladder onto the roof, when the lad der slipped out from under him. He fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. He fractured his foot and was hospitalized for his injury.

Incident on Jun 26, 1998: Burn - electrical fault in overhead line

A power line worker was changing the taps on a transformer to reduce the voltage to a customer's residence. The employee had climbed a utility pole that he was not able to access with his aerial lift. He opened one cutout and removed the co rresponding high-voltage-side connection on the transformer. He swung to the oth er side of the pole and removed the other high-voltage-side jumper without openi ng its cutout. As the employee opened the lid of the transformer, it apparently contacted the energized primary conductor, causing an electrical fault. The ensu ing electric arc and electric shock knocked the employee unconscious momentarily . After regaining consciousness, he was able to climb down the pole and walk to his truck to call for help. He was hospitalized with burns to his right hand.

Incident on Apr 8, 1996: Burn - electrical fault in meter base

An electrician was using a wire brush to clean a 240/480-volt meter base. He tho ught that he had opened the tap line to the meter base about one and a half mont hs earlier. However, he had actually opened another, nearby tap line, and the me ter base on which he was working was energized. The wire brush caused an electri cal fault, and the resultant electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitaliz ed with first- and second-degree burns to his hands, arms, and face.