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CREA LOSS CONTROL CONFERENCE ACCIDENT STATISTICS JULY 14, 2009 ELDON HUMPHERS Safety & Loss Prevention Consultant Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange. Public Contact Data 2004-08. 118. 115. 110. 107. 106. Public Contact Data 2006-08. Antenna -12 Contractor – 74 ROW – 33
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CREALOSS CONTROL CONFERENCEACCIDENT STATISTICSJULY 14, 2009ELDON HUMPHERSSafety & Loss Prevention ConsultantFederated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange
Public Contact Data 2004-08 118 115 110 107 106
Public Contact Data 2006-08 • Antenna -12 • Contractor – 74 • ROW – 33 • Farm/Fish – 42 • Vehicle – 41 • Other – 354 • Total - 556
Vehicle Accident Claims 2004-08 1- Collision 2 –Backing 3 – PD 4- SVU 5 - Other
Work Comp Claims 2008 • Electrical Current -17 • From different level (fall or slip) - 156 • Pushing or pulling (strain or injury) - 199 • Fall, Slip or Trip - 194 • Contact With - 116 • Into Openings (fall or slip) - 84 • Motor vehicle (Struck by or Injured By) - 56 • Lifting (strain or injury) - 200 • On same level (fall or slip...) - 61 • All Other - 1,845
Contact Claims 2006-2008 • Data from 1st report of injury - 108 incidents • 7 fatalities • Average age of contact victim – 37 years • Average years of service – 12 years
Type of Contacts • Contact with overhead lines – 88 • Contact with underground lines – 18 • Struck by lightning – 11 • Primary contacts – 83 • Secondary contacts – 12 • Meter base contacts – 6
WHO • 60 linemen • 14 supervisors (foremen) • 10 classifications qualified to handle primary voltages • 16 apprentice linemen – 14% • 8 with 2 years or less service
WHO • 8 classifications non qualified – 3 described as summer help, 2 field reps., 1 ground man, a dispatcher and a office worker (these incidents where inside a building and lightning related)
Time of Day • 54 contacts occurred in the AM • 54 contacts occurred in the PM
Time of Day • 10 AM - 11 AM – 19 – 17% • 11 AM - Noon – 18 - 16% • 1 PM - 2 PM – 14 – 13% • 2 PM - 3 PM – 7 – 6% • 3 PM - 4 PM – 13 – 12% • 4 PM – 7AM – 20 – 18%
Overtime Contacts • Saturday & Sunday – 31 • Contacts occurring between the hours of 4:00 PM through 7:00 AM – 20 • Total contacts occurring after hours – 51
Overtime Contacts • 3 Apprentice contacts after hours all primary • 2 apprentice linemen with 2 years or less experience (1 with 9 months) • 1 apprentice linemen with 4 years experience
COLORADOWORKERS’ COMP STATISTICSAS COMPAREDTO FEDERATED STATISTICSFOR OTHER STATES