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Lower Manhattan Employee
Accident
October 24, 2008
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Lower Manhattan
Employee Accident
Accident Summary
• Vehicle/Pedestrian
Incident
• 106 Bowery, Manhattan
• October 24 at ~1:30pm
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Accident Information
• Theft of service investigation at 152 Bowery
• Vehicle was legally parked
• Employee entering driver’s side of vehicle
• Tractor trailer – lane adjacent to vehicle
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Manhole Fire
Euclid Ave and Sutter Ave
October 9th 2008
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Network System — Overview
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Overview of Work to be Performed
• Transformer Load Relief
– Additional transformer required
– Additional secondary cables also required
– All work was completed prior to Summer 2008
• Secondary Conductor Upgrade
– George Dillman was working at this manhole for six days
– The upgrade work was to be completed on 10/9
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Training/PPE
• Distribution Splicer
– 18 months in field as a helper
– 64 days formal training at The Learning Center
– 7 months in field –as a “rookie splicer”
– Written and practical test
• PPE
– Hard Hat
– Rescue Harness
– Fire Retardant Clothing
– Rubber Gloves
– Safety Glasses
– Test Lamps
– Atmospheric Testing Instrument (Drager)
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Secondary
Cables
Manhole Wall
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Cable Failure
MH 59058
MH 22978
125 ft
NIncident
Manhole
Manhole
South
25’ damaged cable
65’ damaged cable
Satisfactory cable
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Conclusion
• All procedures were followed
• Safety equipment was in use
• A secondary cable failure occurred in the conduit causing a
build up of combustible gas, which led to the fire
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Staten Island Electric Shock Incident
SIRTROW & Staten Island Expressway
November 3rd, 2008
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Training / PPE / Injury
• General Utility Worker
– 14 Weeks in field as a helper
– 4 Weeks formal training at The Learning Center
– Pole climbing qualified
• PPE
– Appropriate for “dead as dead” work
• Injury
– 2nd degree burn on the tip of right middle finger
– 3rd degree burn on the back of right shoulder
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Routine Job
• Dropping dead wire
• Supervisor familiar with feeder configuration
• Safety focus on railroad hazard
• Climbing opportunity
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Three Work Methods
• Live work method
• De-energized, utilizing live work method
• Dead-as-dead
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What went wrong
• Protection on wrong feeder
• Testing dead
• Proper grounding
• Job Briefing
• Review of protection
• Operating Jurisdiction
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Contributing Factors
• Open wire where accident occurred was once Feeder 322
• Configuration of 2R92 changed since layout was drawn in 2002
• Incorrect switch symbol on feeder print – 2L-554
• Feeder Scheduling supervisor checks for other facilities near work area – failed to see 2R92
• Restricted movement – stay near flag person
• 20 Employees on location
• One track and 3rd rail active
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Why?
• Lack of understanding & familiarity with written procedures
• Planning
• Communication
– Questioning attitude
– Job briefing
– Joint discussion of job scope with Operating Authority
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Summary of Electric Shock Incident Findings
and Discipline
• Supervisor #1 - Termination
– Failure to test conductors’ dead at the work location
– The job briefings did not adequately cover energy source controls
– No permission from the Operating Authority to place grounds
– Inadequate review of protection
– GUW was above the energized secondary without proper qualifications.
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Summary of Electric Shock Incident Findings
and Discipline
• Chief Line Constructor #1 – Final Warning & 3 Week Suspension
– No permission from the Operating Authority to place grounds
– GUW was above the energized secondary without proper
qualifications.
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Summary of Electric Shock Incident Findings
and Discipline
• Chief Line Constructor #2 – Final Warning & 2 Week Suspension
– Failure to test conductors’ dead at the work location
– No permission from the Operating Authority to place grounds
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Summary of Electric Shock Incident Findings
and Discipline
• Chief Line Constructor #3 & #4 – Written Warning & 1 Week
Suspension
– Failure to test conductors’ dead at the work location
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Summary of Electric Shock Incident Findings
and Discipline
• General Utility Worker #1 – Final Warning & 1 Week Suspension
– Knowingly worked above the energized secondary without proper
qualifications
• General Utility Worker #2 – Verbal Warning
– Noticed unqualified employee working above the energized secondary
without proper qualifications