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Mr. Jim Stapp, PAR Electric Mr. Travis Walser, PAR Electric Mr. Chris Larson, PAR Electric Mr. Lon Peterson, PAR Electric Mr. Steve D. Brown, PAR Electric Mr. Jeremy Atchison, PAR Electric Mr. Mike Olds, PAR Electric Mr. Kenny Bruce, PAR Electric Mrs. Mindie McIff, Sturgeon Electric Mr. Richard Reyes, Sturgeon Electric Co. Mr. Raul Guardado, Sturgeon Electric Co. Mr. Steve Cavanaugh, Sturgeon Electric Co. Mr. AJ Zartman, Diversified Mr. Hal Lindsey, Diversified Mr. Tim McBride, Southern Contracting Mr. Pat Baker, Southern Contracting Mr. Troy Meyers, Hotline Construction Mr. Jim Coleman, Hotline Construction Mr. Tom Hutchinson, Kathy’s Lift Truck Mr. Robert Pacheco, Pacheco Utility L/B Mr. Henry Escajeda, EE Electric Mr. Michael Escajeda, EE Electric Mr. Landon Kluck, Michels Power Mr. James Coleman, Pinnacle Power Mr. Aaron Boone, Pinnacle Power Mr. Shawn Spencer, Mountain Power Mr. Justin Greene, Mountain Power Mr. Don Weyhrauch, Edison Power Const Mr. Matt Tedder, HTE, Inc. Mr. Steve Hernandez, HTE, Inc. Mr. Jack Crabbs, Outsource Mr. Henry Daye, Petrelli Electric Mr. Leo Jordan, Faith Electric Mr. Mike Alkhoutoff, Faith Electric Mr. Mark Anders, Petrelli Electric

Mr. Ward Andrews, Wilson Construction Mr. William Simmons, City Light & Pwr Mr. Lee Brown, ILB Mr. Dan Haggard, ILB Mr. Aaron Johnson, ILB Mr. Bruce Costa, Contra Costa Mr. Mike Ortiz, Hi-Voltage Splicing Co. Mr. Tom Arnold, Professional Safety S Mr. Johnny Lanning, New River Electrical Mr. Rob Grace, Grace Construction Mr. Greg Kludjian, Asplundh Mr. Chris Dichard, Asplundh Mr. Boyd Trove, TTR Substations, Inc. Mr. John Olsen, Intern Mr. Jason Combs, Intern Mr. Mike Levine, Black & Veatch Mr. Ron Cochran, Black & Veatch Mr. Jared Johnson, MGE Mr. Ryan Smith, MGE Mr. Matt Cruzat, MGE Mr. Jon Cloud, J. Cloud, Inc. Mr. Marty Roper, Weissker Mr. Ed Campbell, Henkels & McCoy Mr. Daniel Ashmore, Henkels & McCoy Mr. Chad Overacker, Henkels & McCoy Mr. Mike Croker, Henkels & McCoy Mr. Jim McAdams, Cupertino Electric Mr. Mike Hernandez, IBEW Local 47 Mr. Steve Roberts, IBEW Local 47 Mr. Rod Peterson, IBEW Local 47 Mr. Liz McInnis, IBEW Local 1245 Mr. Ralph Armstrong, IBEW Local 1245 Mr. Michael Saner, IBEW Local 1245 Mr. Charlie Randall, IBEW 9th District Mr. Armando Mendez, Cal-Nevada JATC Mr. Charlie Jefferson, Cal-Nevada JATC Mr. Randy Tomlin, Cal-Nevada JATC

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12/03/2015 RE:

Notice of Joint Safety Committee Meetings - 2015

E-MAIL: [email protected]

This is a reminder notice that the next, California Joint Safety Committee Meeting has been set for Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 1:00pm in the North Classroom. The Meeting will be held at our Cal-Nevada JATC – Riverside Training Center, located at 9846 Limonite Ave., Riverside, California. The Meeting Minutes from our last safety meeting held on September 15, 2015 are attached. Please review the Minutes and let me know if you have other Accidents/Incidents to report that are not included in the attached Report or if you have any other edits to the Minutes. Thanks, Jules W. Weaver Chapter Manager

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MEETING MINUTES IBEW 47-1245 / WLCC-NECA JOINT SAFETY COMMITTEE

September 15, 2015 At IBEW Local 1245’s Hall Located in Vacaville, California

Present: Mgmt:

Jim Stapp AJ Zartman Hal Lindsey Ron Cochran Jason Combs Dan Haggard Aaron Johnson Steve Brown Jeremy Atchison Gregg Kludjian Jim McAdams Mike Olds Mark Anders Chris Dichard Chad Overacker Mike Crocker Lon Peterson Kenny Bruce Chris Hess Ryan Smith Matt Cruzat Jules Weaver

IBEW: Ralph Armstrong Steve Roberts Richard Ingle Rod Peterson Mike Cottrell Michael Saner

Cal-NEV JATC:

Charlie Jefferson Randy Tomlin

Meeting called to order by Chairman Armstrong at 10:25am. Chairman Armstrong welcomed the group and had everyone introduce themselves.

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Previous Minutes: M/S/C to approve the Meeting Minutes of the Joint Safety Committee Meeting held on June 23, 2015. Review of Accidents & Incidents: The updated Accident & Incident Report is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Local 1245 -Northern California: as reported by Chairman Armstrong: Chairman Armstrong discussed a hip injury that occurred on a contract crew in a substation and a PG&E lineman that received 2nd degree burns from a flash. Nothing else to report beyond the accidents or incidents that the Contractor’s will report on today and those incidents set forth in the Accident & Incident Report attached hereto as Exhibit A. Local 47 -Southern California: as reported by Steve Roberts: Mr. Roberts noted he didn’t have any accidents or incidents to report beyond what the Contractor’s will report on today and those incidents set forth in the Accident & Incident Report attached hereto as Exhibit A. Contractor’s Reports: The following Contractors noted they had no accidents or incidents to report and discuss. Cupertino Electric

MGE Underground, Inc.

The other Contractor’s present, reported on the accidents and incidents set forth in the attached Exhibit A that occurred during the 4th quarter of 2014 and up to December 2015. A couple of specific topics came out of the Contractors reports and discussions as follows:

1. One of the biggest concerns that came out of the discussion is the lack of Testing. The employees must take the time to Test and if need be wait for the appropriate tools to do so. It was also noted that in almost all of our serious accidents the proper testing tools were available on the job site for the employees to utilize.

2. Quality control issues were also discussed. Mr. Rod Peterson noted that many times the employee is laid off when in fact they should be terminated and with a layoff there is no opportunity for a real consequence. A general discussion followed.

3. Also discussed is the importance of the Foreman role and our new Foreman training

program.

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JATC Reports: Mr. Tomlin discussed a couple of minor injuries that took place during climbing class. A discussion was held and it was noted that the accidents and incidents reports set forth in (Exhibit A) would be shared with the Apprentices and should be a very helpful learning tool for the Apprenticeship. Old Business:

1. A discussion was held regarding dates to hold a Train-the-Trainer class for our IBEW-NECA Basic Helicopter Training for Power Line Work approved course. Given the schedule of our helicopter experts it was noted that we will be looking at dates around the end of this year or in the first 2 months of 2016.

2. Secretary Weaver gave an update on the Electrical Industry Certifications Association [EICA] and that we are in the process of obtaining ANSI accreditation for our own Industry Crane Certification/Training Program and noted that we are process of pilot testing the practical exam.

3. Chairman Armstrong discussed the updates to the Red Safety Book that will need to be made as a result of Federal OSHA’s updated Final Rule 29 CFR 1910.269 & 29 CFR 1926, Subpart V and California OSHA’s response and possible additions to this rule. Mr. Armstrong noted that Cal-OSHA should publish their final rules sometime in the first quarter of 2016. A general discussion followed and it was noted that the Red Book Subcommittee would convene to review Cal-OSHA’s Final Rule and update the Red Book accordingly. The Chairman and Secretary noted that Red Book Subcommittee is composed of the following 8 individuals from Labor and Management:

Labor Management Ralph Armstrong Ward Andrews Richard Lane Hal Lindsey Rod Peterson Chris Larson Steve Roberts Hank Rivera

New Business:

1. A discussion was held regarding our utility customers adopting and implementing Federal OSHA’s updated Final Rule 29 CFR 1910.269 & 29 CFR 1926, Subpart V, prior to Cal-OSHA’s release of their updates. A general discussion followed.

2. Secretary Weaver discussed the D-10 Safety Database and it was noted that we have 22,478 Student/Employee’s in the system and 178,633 separate training records/classes associated with those employees. Secretary Weaver will be giving a more in depth presentation of the database at the December 2015 Safety Committee Meeting.

3. Mr. Cochran discussed the requirements set forth in Federal OSHA’s updated Final Rule 29 CFR 1910.269 & 29 CFR 1926, Subpart V for FR Clothing and a potential industry consortium. A general discussion followed.

M/S/C to adjourn made at 12:05 pm. Next Qrt Meeting: December 8, 2015 in Riverside at 1:00pm.

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Date Of Incident Occupation Type of Incident

Body Part / Root Cause Description

9/17/14 Outside Lineman Significant Injury FractureSignificant Injury -‐ 9-‐17-‐2014, A lineman sustained serious injuries after falling from a bucket that was at cradle height. He was immediately transported to Harbor-‐UCLA Medical Center where he remained for treatment and observation.

9/24/14 UG Laborer Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury -‐ On 9-‐24-‐2014, Two UG Laborers were injured in a fall-‐related incident while working on a vault replacement job on the Jennings 12kV in Long Beach while two workers were inside the vault assisting a saw operator in preparation for cutting a vault wall. At the time of the incident, a worker was ascending a ladder to exit the vault while the other worker was at the bottom. As the worker neared the top of the ladder, the ladder failed causing him to fall and land on top of the second worker. The crew foreman entered the vault to assess the situation, saw that the two employees were in need of medical attention, and called 911.Both employees were stabilized inside the vault by medical responders. They were hoisted out of the vault and transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment. As a result of the incident, one employee suffered orthopedic injuries.

10/8/14 UG Foreman Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury – October 8 2014, A crew foreman was on a ladder adjusting the vault shoring. Due to the depth of the excavation, the shoring required two 6-‐inch shields stacked on top of each other. End wall plates were installed at each end to prevent the soil from caving in. While the worker was installing the locking pin to secure the connecting pin on the end walls, the soil shifted behind the end wall. This caused the employee’s arm to become pinched between the end wall plate and shield wall. The employee pulled out his arm and exited the vault. He was taken to the nearby hospital with a fractured arm.

10/9/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Crushing

Significant Injury -‐ October 9, 2015 -‐ Thousand Oaks -‐ A contractor crew was trying to pick up a pole that was buried in the 55 to 60 foot pole pile. They had moved about six poles already. They picked up the next pole with the pole tongs and put a cross arm under it to re-‐pick it on balance. A lineman told an apprentice lineman on the crew to get off the pole pile because he did not want him standing in the bite. While lowering the pole, it came out of the pole tongs while it was about 1 foot above the pile. As it fell, the butt shifted pushing the head toward the lineman, smashing his left foot. The crew immediately stopped work. The foreman removed the lineman's boot at his request. He then made all the appropriate phone calls to get medical help. The lineman received treatment for two broken toes. The crew also changed the method of lifting the poles. The contractor will now be using steel slings to move poles.

IBEW 47 -‐ 1245 / WLCC -‐ NECA2014 4th Qtr & 2015 Accident/Incident Reports

Contractor Significant Accidents

Exhibit A

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11/5/14 IOU-‐E Lineman Significant Injury BurnSignificant Injury -‐ 11-‐5-‐2014, Primary flash occurred and burns suffered when linemen removed an energized 12kV elbow without testing or grounding EMS called and employee transported to hospital for treatment for burn injuries

11/16/14IOU-‐E Lineman / Hot Apprentice Significant Injury Burn

Significant Injury -‐ 11-‐16-‐2014, Two workers were involved in an electrical flash incident while working inside an underground structure in the City of La Puente. Preliminary information indicates that a journeyman-‐lineman and hot apprentice, installed 600-‐amp components onto a gas switch on the Coupler 12kV circuit, and were in the process of removing a 200-‐amp elbow on an adjacent position when a flash occurred resulting in burns injuries.

12/5/14 UG Laborer Significant Injury Burns

Significant Injury -‐ CCCI, On December 5 2014, Two workers were seriously injured in an electrical flash while the employees were chipping concrete away from duct bank during work to replace a vault on the Ringo 12kV circuit located in Irvine. Initial reports indicate both employees suffered burn injuries when they punctured primary cable with a jackhammer resulting in an electrical flash and a circuit lockout.

12/16/14 Outside Crew Significant Injury Burns

Significant Injury -‐ CCCI – On December 16 2014, Transmission linemen sustained flash burn injuries resulting from an electrical flash incident that occurred in Ontario. Preliminary information indicates that while the workers were in the process of removing an idle section of the Mira Loma-‐Archibald 66kV line, a conductor dropped onto the Novac 12kV underbuild, causing an electrical flash and the line to relay.

1/7/15 IOU-‐E Lineman Significant Injury FractureSignificant injury -‐ On January 7, a SCE Worker was off-‐loading an underground oil switch when the load shifted hitting his leg and knocking him off the trailer resulting in a broken leg and head injuries

1/23/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Burn

Significant Injury -‐ CCCI -‐ On January 23, A lineman was working on a crew tasked with removing underground conductors and equipment in preparation for a vault replacement. Reportedly, after testing the cable as de-‐energized, the lineman proceeded to cut the cable with a pair of ratchet cutters when the electrical flash occurred.

2/2/15Sub-‐Contract Employee Significant Injury Crushing

Significant Injury -‐ On February 2, Preliminary information indicates a crane operator was attempting to move a 20,000 pound cable reel onto a flatbed truck when the load collided with an adjacent cable reel. This reel was dislodged from its cribbing and pinned the driver of the flatbed truck, who was positioned between two of the adjacent reels. Injuries include fracture of skull, spine, ribs, and hand.

2/3/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Broken Arm

Significant Injury -‐ On February 3, Preliminary information indicates that while crew was loading a pole, they determined the pole needed to be turned the other direction in order to set it properly on the trailer. As the lineman began moving the pole into the desired position, his left arm became caught between the pole he was handling and a stationary pole holding the pole pile together. He was immediately transported to Methodist Hospital in Arcadia and is being treated by an orthopedic surgeon.

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2/18/15 UG Laborer Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury -‐ On Feb. 18, a worker from a Sub Contractor, to a Contract Crew, was seriously injured while working on a pole replacement project on the Brookhill 4kV circuit in Glendale, CA. Preliminary information indicates the injured worker was on a digging crew, unloading bags of gravel from trucks. The crew typically works alongside a line crew to dig pole holes. In the vicinity, the line crew had a pole on a stand ready for framing, with the head of the pole elevated approximately three feet above the ground. The pole fell and struck the SoCal Utility worker on the left leg and foot. He was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment with undetermined injuries.

2/23/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Electrical Contact

Significant Injury -‐ On Feb. 23, a lineman from a Contract Crew was involved in an electrical contact event that took place on the Blimp 16kV circuit in Carson, CA. The lineman was working on a crew that was replacing a broken cross arm on a section of the circuit they had de-‐energized, prior to the replacement. Once the line was re-‐energized, the lineman was repositioning himself on the pole before continuing his work, when the contact occurred and he sustained injuries. After contact, the lineman descended the pole on his own, was transported to Harbor-‐UCLA Medical Center and was later transferred to USC Medical Center for observation. He was released from the hospital on Feb. 25, after treatment of his injuries.

3/2/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Head

Significant Injury -‐ On Monday, March 2, a distribution lineman sustained a head injury after falling off a double bucket truck. The lineman was working on a pole replacement on the Kuehner 16kV line in Simi Valley as part of a five-‐man crew. The crew had just completed transferring secondary's onto a new pole. Preliminary information indicates the lineman had stepped out of the bucket and was descending from the bed of the truck when he fell and hit his head. He was taken to a local hospital. We have no further details about the lineman’s condition at this time; however, the contractor has initiated their investigation process to determine the precise cause of the fall.

3/12/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Knee Injury

Significant Injury -‐ on March 12, 2015 -‐ Work was being performed in the Napa area when an employee stepped into a hole injuring his knee. On 4/29/2015 the EE indicated the injury was not better and requested medical attention. The employee was taken to the nearest clinic where he was given a prescription for pain and instructed to see an Orthopedic Surgeon. It was determined the issuance of the medication would make the injure OSHA recordable. Work was being performed on a hillside with uneven terrain covered in tall grass. The crew was not able to identify the holes in the ground due to the covering vegetation. The effected employee contacted his supervisor and noted the possible injury a decision was made to apply ice to the knee at home and monitor the situation. That evening the knee began to swell and the pain level elevated. The next day the employee returned to work and reported the continued discomfort to his supervisor. Base was called and the safety department contacted our Insight Health representative. The EE was directed to continue ice application and monitor the injury. Immediately report all incidents to base. Be sure to identify a safe path of travel when working on uneven terrain and discuss slip, trip and fall hazards prior to the commencement of work activates.

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3/29/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Fatal Burns

Significant Injury – FATALITY on March 29 2015, Two Outside Journeyman linemen were seriously injured in an electrical flash as they were finishing a planned outage on the Cylinder 16kV in Hermosa Beach (South Bay District). The job scope entailed decommissioning a subsurface operating enclosure (a type of vault), housing a switch and a transformer. After accounting for conditions found in the field, it was decided that both the switch and the transformer were to be relocated and installed in separate but adjacent fiberglass BURD enclosures. The transformer would also be replaced with a new one. In preparation for this work, the crew de-‐energized and disconnected the cables running from an adjacent manhole to the switch, which in turn de-‐energized the transformer. Once the new configuration was complete, the crew initiated re-‐energizing the equipment. Preliminary information indicates that while two linemen were in the process of reconnecting the cables back onto the main line, an electrical flash occurred. The linemen sustained serious burn injuries and were immediately transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital and later transferred to Torrance Memorial Medical Center. A third crew member suffered minor burn injuries to his hands while responding to the linemen as they exited the manhole.

4/14/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Burns

Significant Injuries on 4-‐14-‐2015 -‐ Two workers were seriously injured on Tuesday, April 14, while performing work around a concrete Buried Underground Residential Distribution (BURD) structure on the Bauxite 16kV in Rancho Palos Verdes (South Bay District). The crew was tasked with replacing cable that fed into the structure. While the injuries are under investigation, preliminary information indicates a foreman and a lineman were confirming the status of the line when a flash occurred. Both workers sustained undetermined burn injuries and were immediately transported to Torrance Memorial Medical Center, where they are undergoing evaluation and treatment.

5/31/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Laceration Significant Injury -‐ on May 31, 2015 -‐ Whittier -‐ Employee climbing pole, gaffed out, resulting in cut to inside of right ankle. Examined at clinic, placed on TTD.

5/26/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury -‐ on May 26 2015 -‐A Contract Operator on the CHUG project sustained a broken ankle in an incident as follows; The water truck driver had returned to the Baker tank, on his ninth trip of the day, to fill his tank. He safely exited his truck, connected the 3” discharge hose to his tank, filled his tank, disconnected the discharge hose from his tank and was in the process of straightening the discharge hose to store it within the baker tank’s secondary containment system. While completing this task, the truck driver’s left foot began to slip in the mud that had developed during his previous filling operations. At the same time, the truck driver’s right foot stayed stuck in its position in the mud. Losing balance, the truck driver fell to the ground. This action caused an abnormal twisting motion in his right ankle.

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5/30/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury 5-‐30-‐2015 -‐ A contractor crew consisting of an E-‐Crew foreman, two linemen and one groundman was tasked with replacing a deteriorated pole on the Ridgegrove 12kV circuit in the San Joaquin region. The crew was unloading the new pole from the companion vehicle truck pole rack using a pair of pole tongs attached to the winch line of the line truck. The pole was accidentally lowered into the rack on the companion vehicle, causing the tongs to release the pole. This knocked the groundman down. The pole fell down on top of both the groundman’s legs, fracturing his right ankle and injuring his left knee.

6/4/15 Groundman Significant Injury Crushing

Significant Injury 6/4/2015 -‐ Crew was using a line truck to off-‐load poles from a Flatbed truck into a Dumpster. The operator has trouble laying the pole flat in the dumpster. A groundman entered it in to move the pole by pushing and pulling on it. Co-‐workers yelled at the GSM to get in the clear but he continued. His hand was crushed between the dumpster and the pole butt when it suddenly shifted.

6/8/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury LacerationSignificant Injury -‐ on June 8, 2015 -‐ Palmdale -‐ Employee loading bucket of bolts, placed hand between another bucket and metal tabs from lid punctured/cut his palm, thumb area. 8 stitches required to close wound.

6/10/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Induction Significant Injury -‐ on June 10, 2015 -‐ Santee -‐ Working on de-‐energized tx line, cutting open jumper and appears broke EPZ. Suffered induction voltage injuries to left hand, hip and flank area.

6/10/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Laceration Significant Injury -‐ on June 10, 2015 -‐ Del Mar -‐ Employee behind transformer skinning wire, right hand slipped causing knife to cut left palm. Stitches needed to close wound.

6/12/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury LacerationSignificant Injury -‐ on June 12, 2015 -‐ Diamond Bar -‐ Reaching for cordless drill in truck bin, as employee grabbed it, triggered on and caught left middle finger resulting in a laceration. Stitches required to close wound and returned to full duty.

6/23/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Head

Significant Injury June 23, 2015 – A contract crew in the Redlands District was assigned to continue work on the Preston 12kV Line Extension Project. The crew held a tailboard, discussed the hazards and mitigation steps, and then set up traffic control to protect the crew and the public. The crew started removing 1/0 underground cable from a pad mount transformer. The approach was to rig one end of the cable to a truck, put the truck in drive, and pull out the cable from the transformer. When the cable was completely removed, the loose end of the cable slid across the ground and rolled over to the side of the road where a crew member was standing. The cable struck the employee’s feet, causing him to trip and hit his head on the ground. The other crew members administered basic first aid and called 911. The employee was transported to the nearest hospital where he currently remains.

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6/24/15 UG Crew Significant Injury Burn

Significant Injury June 24, 2015 – A contract worker was injured in a primary electrical flash event. The employee was part of an underground civil crew working on the Bryce 16kV in the City of El Monte. Preliminary information indicates the worker was chipping an encased energized duct bank when the pneumatic chipping tool punctured the conduit and contacted the primary cable inside, resulting in a flash. The worker was transported from the scene to Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center with reported burn injuries to his face, neck, wrists and ears. He was kept in the hospital overnight for observation and may be released later today.

6/26/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Head

Significant Injury June 26, 2015 – One of the contract crew members was injured when a piece of equipment became dislodged from an ascending double bucket, fell, and struck him on the head. The worker struck by the dislodged equipment was knocked unconscious and was subsequently taken to the local hospital. Preliminary information indicates the injured worker received care for a head wound and underwent several tests as part of a medical evaluation. He was released from the hospital Monday afternoon.

6/26/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Cut

Significant Injury June 26, 2015 – A contract crew was working on a deteriorated pole replacement project. The crew foreman was cutting a deteriorated pole butt with a chainsaw. Preliminary information indicates the momentum of the chainsaw threw off the handling and propelled the saw backward, cutting the foreman's left foot. The injured worker was taken to the hospital where he received stitches and was released back to work the same day.

7/8/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Crushing

Significant Injury -‐ July 28, 2015 -‐ PG&E -‐ An employee was driving ground rods for a newly installed power pole. After he had driven the first ground rod, he removed his gloves to make a connection with the clamp. After the connection was made, he proceeded to drive the second ground rod without putting his gloves back on from the previous task. As he was using the manual ground rod pounder, he over extended and accidentally brought the driver off the ground rod and smashed his hand between the top of the ground rod and the handle of the ground rod pounder. This resulted in an injury where a gash was torn on the side of his right hand requiring stiches.

7/22/16 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Burns

Significant Injury July 22, 2015 – A lineman sustained burns to his forearm and the side of his head while working in a subsurface structure in Palm Springs. Preliminary information indicates that the lineman was in a vault when a flash occurred and the Spa12 kV circuit relayed with No Test Orders in effect. The worker exited the vault and medical services arrived on scene. He was subsequently transported to the hospital where his injuries were assessed by medical personnel, and he has since been released.

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7/29/15 Contract Worker Significant Injury Shoulder Injury

Significant Injury July 29, 2015 – A Contract worker was seriously injured after falling from a ladder while staging cable reels at the TRTP Mira Loma Material Yard. The work was standing on an extension ladder, placing bird netting over a cable reel, when he lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet, injuring his right shoulder. Preliminary information indicates his foot became tangled in the netting, which threw him off balance. Emergency medial responders were immediately summoned and transported the worker to Chino Valley Medical Center. He was kept overnight and may require surgery.

8/11/15 Outside Lineman Significant Injury Fall

Significant Injury August 11, 2015 – A contractor worker in the Monrovia District was climbing up to the boom of a digger to clear the wire that was caught on the boom. As he was climbing up, he stepped onto a piece of steel bar holding the emergency lights. As he transferred his weight to the steel bar to make his climb, the bar broke and the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, striking his lower back. The lineman went back to work, however the next day when the body cooled down the employee's back was stiff. He saw his doctor where it was determined he had a lower back strain. No other injuries reported at this time.

8/25/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Fall

Significant Injury August 25, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Dominguez Hills -‐ Compton District was tasked with replacing a deteriorated pole on the Senga 4kV cutover. A "cold" apprentice lineman climbed up to the phone and cable line to work at the communication level. The apprentice belted off with his rope safety above the first cross arm. He then attempted to cut the cross arm (not attached to the buddy pole) with a chainsaw. The apprentice inadvertently cut through his safety and fell approximately 15 feet onto a block wall, then fell another 5 feet to the ground. The crew immediately called 911. The apprentice was alert and walking around but was taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. He received three stitches to his chin and was released the same day.

9/4/15Occupation Outside Crew Significant Injury Laceration

Significant Injury -‐ On September 4, 2015 -‐ A contract crew member sustained an injury Friday morning after pressurized fluid from a failed hydraulic hose caused a laceration to his finger. The contractor was with a crew working in a de-‐energized splice box on the Elbowing 12kV circuit in Visalia. The contractor was wearing proper PPE—including leather work gloves—at the time of the incident. He had been pressing on lugs (connectors) with a hydraulic press when the hose failedat the point where he was holding it and the released pressure penetrated the bottom of his pinky finger and exited on the other side between his finger and fingernail. The contractor received medical attention at the Kaweah Delta Hospital after his injury and was released with no restrictions. No immediate treatment was required aside from basic first aid, but he will follow up with a physician next week. The incident serves as a reminder to thoroughly inspect all equipment prior to using it, particularly pressurized hydraulic equipment such as the press the contractor was using. Carefully examine all hoses and connecting points and ensure that everything is secure and in good working order. Verify that the hoses and fittings you are working with comply with the proper pressure rating. Additionally, be certain you are always wearing the proper PPE for the job at hand.

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9/11/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Laceration

Significant Injury -‐ On September 11, 2015 -‐ Valencia -‐ A contractor crew was working on tower modifications from a bucket truck. The employee removed the knee brace off an 18-‐foot section of tower, disassembling the lacing from the bottom up on the tower. After the employee removed the knee brace, he used a hydraulic gun to loosen the lacing on the leg. As he did this, he had his hand on the leg of the tower. Once the leg was loosened, the lacing swung downward and caught his finger between the lacing and the leg steel. The crew STOPPED work and lowered the bucket to the ground. The employee and his crew mates checked out the injury. Notifications were made. It was determined the employee need to go to the hospital to be evaluated. The foreman transported the employee to the nearby hospital. The employee sustained a laceration and contusion to his right index finger.

9/18/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Ankle Strain

Significant Injury -‐ On September 18, 2015 -‐ Valencia -‐ A contract worker twisted his ankle while working at a tower site. The tower location is on a hill with about a 12-‐foot slope running through the middle of the tower. Legs A and D are on the top with 6-‐foot leg extensions and legs B and C are at the bottom with 18-‐foot leg extensions. The contractor crew had finished working on the north face of the tower in between legs C and D. The worker was going down the hill on the north face from leg D to C so he could inspect the crew's work. As he neared the bottom of the hill, his foot became stuck in a gopher role, causing the worker to roll his ankle and fall. He felt pain and was able to walk, but when the employee went home and removed his boot, he noticed his ankle was very swollen. He went to the nearest medical facility to have his ankle X-‐rayed. His ankle wasn't broken but strained. The worker was instructed not to put a lot of weight on his ankle.

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9/27/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Lacerations

Significant Injury -‐ September 27, 2015 -‐ San Joaquin -‐ A contractor employee was retrieving a small hand coil of SEC wire off of the belly of a bucket truck. As he was doing this he did not notice that there was a chainsaw placed next to the wire. When he pulled the wire down it got caught on the chainsaw, causing the chainsaw to fall off of the catwalk of the truck. It fell blade first and struck the employee on the right leg in between his calf and ankle. This resulted in a laceration about 4 to 6 inches long. The employee was taken to the ER and received 15 stitches. The contractor called for a stand down on Sept. 30, to go over the incident with the rest of the crews and discuss with them housekeeping on their trucks and the results of not having tools put away or in a place where there wouldn't be a chance of tools falling and injuring themselves or someone else.

10/27/15 Outside CrewSignificant Accident Lacerations

Significant Accident -‐ October 27, 2015 -‐ Foothill -‐ A worker sustained a laceration to his left thumb while working on the air compressor on his service truck as he was attempting to cut a zip tie that was holding the air compressor service lines together. According to the report, the workers stopped work and proceeded to walk around to the side of his service truck to retrieve his first-‐aid kit but as he was walking, he was looking down at his thumb and his forehead made contact with an open bin drawer on his service truck, resulting in a laceration to his forehead. The worker was transported to the Apple Valley Hospital for first-‐aid treatment. This report reflects all information received to-‐date from the reporting company to-‐date.

11/10/15 Outside Crew Significant Accident

Lacerations

Significant Accident -‐ November 10, 2015 -‐ Foothill -‐ A contract worker was in the process of drilling a hole with a mag drill when the drill unexpectedly shifted to the left and made contact with the employee’s left hand glove. The glove became entangled with the spinning drill bit, causing lacerations to the employees left middle and ring fingers. The employee was transported to the St. Mary's Hospital emergency room for treatment. The employee received several stitches to his fingers.

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10/7/14 Outside Crew CCCIImproper Material

CCCI -‐ On October 7 2014, Workers preparing to replace a pole caused an energized conductor to go phase-‐to-‐ground, putting several people on the ground at risk and resulting in a Crew-‐Caused Circuit Interruption (CCCI) on both the Weston and Bobcat 12kV circuits. No one was injured as a result of the incident. The crew used an incorrect dead-‐end shoe while installing a set of isolators to de-‐energize a small section of line. Because the incorrect dead-‐end shoe was too large, wire slipped through and fell onto the grape vines below, going phase-‐to-‐ground across the steel wire used to support the grapes. This occurred just 10 feet from several vehicles and 300 yards from field workers. The field workers were in a different row of grape vines at the time of the incident and were unharmed.

12/17/14 Outside Crew CCCIImproper Working Position

CCCI -‐ On December 17, 2014, an employee was positioning himself (while aloft in an Arial bucket) to make the separation between the arrestor ground and the open wire secondary neutral, when he inadvertently pushed the boom knuckle located behind the bucket against the alley side secondary conductor. The additional pressure applied to the conductor initiated a change in the vertical construction sag one span away that caused a phase to ground contract mid-‐span, which resulted in a transformer level outage to 4 customers lasting approximately 45 minutes. No injuries were sustained as a result of this incident. Causes: The employee did not realize the upper section of the b boom was resting against the secondary conductor when he moved the bucket into position. No movement in a bucket position should have permitted prior to checking that the surrounding area was clear. To reach the work area via bucket, the lineman needed to position himself between the secondary conductor (above) and the communication cable (below) in which the bucket narrowly fit. Learning's: The lineman could have stopped the moving bucket and reassessed the situation, or utilized a ground personnel as a spotter. When maneuvering bucket trucks into position sometimes it is necessary to crouch down in the buck for clearance purposes. When utilizing this approach it is good to have spotters or use a stop and act think review approach prior to moving the bucket further due to limited visibility.

1/14/15 Outside Crew CCCI No Observation

CCCI -‐ On January 14, a Contract crew was assigned to remove and replace a deteriorated transmission pole. The crew completed setting the new pole and began transferring the 12kV circuit to it. The crew was using 2 buckets to move the conductors. The crew first moved the street side conductors safely to the new arm on the new pole. As the crew moved under the street side conductors, they had just transferred, in order to access the field phases, the jib on one of the buckets caught the inside street side phase. Unknowingly, they kept moving; the conductor came off the jib, violently jolting the line thus causing the two street side phases to come into close proximity with each other, relaying the Typhoon 12kv circuit into the Foreman’s no test orders. No Injuries

Contractor Circuit Interruption Incidents

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CCCI – On February 17, A Contract Crew in Crestline was in the process of replacing a set of double arms. The crew had installed the first arm on the existing through bolt, removed the old arms and transferred the wire. While installing the second arm on the through bolt, they failed to observe that the DA bolts on the ends of the arms were forcing the first arm off the through bolt. The first arm came off the through bolt and wind-‐milled, resulting in a circuit lockout.

2/17/15 Outside Crew CCCI Cable Marking

CCCI – On February 17, A Contract crew in Monterey Park was tasked to replace existing primary and secondary CIC/direct bury construction with a new conduit system. An outage was planned on Feb. 17. After de-‐energizing a line, the crew foreman phoned cable from a BURD switch located inside a vault and removed line and load-‐side cables. The foreman did not mark the cable run following the phone procedure nor did he protect from back feed. Essentially, the foreman wired the URD switch incorrectly. It was wired with a phase-‐to-‐phase short on L1 through R1. After this, the crew continued landing cable using the live-‐line tool method. The foreman released clearance and the Troubleman closed the position on the general switch. The caused the fuse to blow on the incorrectly wired BURD switch. No injuries were reported.


CCCI -‐ On February 18, a Contract crew was assigned to replace a deteriorated pole on the La Grande 12kV circuit. The crew completed the installation of the new pole and were in the process of transferring the conductors. The span to the south contained flying taps, approximately 50’ from the new pole, with 30 inches of clearance between the two circuits. The crew began moving the conductors onto the new pole, starting with the field side. Once they secured and finished transferring the field side, they began to transfer the street side conductors. The crew moved the inside conductor into position and secured it and then began to move the outside conductor into position. As the crew moved it closer to the pole they inadvertently allowed the conductor to sag and bounce into the lower conductor. This occurred just outside of their protective cover and caused the circuit to relay into the Foreman’s no test orders. No injuries.

2/25/15 Outside Crew CCCI Operator Error

CCCI – On February 25, A Contract crew was in the process of removing an old KPF switch and replacing it with a new RCS switch. The crew had already installed the new omniruptor switch and removed the old KPF switch. The crew positioned the tub bucket to wire up the potential tap (PT); they had the fiberglass portion of the boom resting against the covered outside phase. During this process, the old copper-‐weld wire parted and fell to the ground, resulting in a circuit lockout on the Desolate 12kV.The crew called an all STOP, regrouped, and after meeting with the local Troubleman, made repairs and re-‐energized the circuit.

2/25/15Contract Tree

Crew CCCI Operator ErrorCCCI -‐ On February 25 at 1450 hours, the Track 4kV Circuit out of Michillinda Substation relayed and reclosed. An SCE contract tree crew allegedly allowed a boom to snag phone and communication lines causing phases to slap together.


CCCI -‐ On February 25 at 0958 hours, Logan 12kV Circuit out of Earlimart Substation relayed with No Test Orders in effect. An SCE contract was stringing new conductor on the Vestal-‐Columbine-‐Delano-‐Earlimart 66 kV line when it allegedly parted and contacted the Logan 12 kV line and a flashover occurred. There were no reports of injuries.

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2/26/15 Outside Crew CCCI Conductor Control

CCCI – On February 26, A Contract crew was set to replace a deteriorated pole. The same hole set was required due to the five telephone trunk line dips. The pole had a 12kV double dead-‐ended, 4kV dead-‐ended and a secondary triplex. The crew was in the process of transferring the 12kV 336 acsr conductors. The over-‐the-‐arm taps had been bypassed out and Lineman 1 was removing the field phase over the arm jumper. He had disconnected one side of the jumper and was bending it back to disconnect the other side in order to remove the tap. He had the tap in his hand when he lost his footing, slipping in the bucket and losing control of the tap. The tap sprung out from his hand and hit the center phase over-‐the-‐arm tap, with enough force to move the rubber blanket that was covering the center, and made contact with the bare tap. This instantly relayed the circuit because No Test orders were in place.

2/27/15 Outside Crew CCCIConductor Control

CCCI -‐ On February 27 at 0914 hours, the Hartle 4kV Line out of Cudahy Substation relayed with No Test Orders in effect. An SCE contract crew reportedly allowed a wing arm to fall and contact a conductor, which caused a flashover. There were no reports of injuries.

2/28/15 Outside Crew CCCI Boom Contact

CCCI -‐ On February 28, an SCE contract crew reportedly allowed a boom to contact a conductor, which caused a flashover and a fuse to blow. The affected section of the Campbell 12kV Circuit out of Porterville Substation was scheduled for a planned outage. There were no reports of injuries or additional damage to equipment.

3/4/15 Outside Crew CCCI Not Clearing the Bond

CCCI -‐ On March 4 at 0930 hours, an SCE contract crew reportedly contacted a conductor with an insulator pin during scheduled work. A flashover occurred and the Poppet Flats 12kV Circuit out of Cabazon Substation relayed. There were no reports of injuries or equipment damage. The crew did not remove the bond which was grounded.


CCCI -‐ On March 5 at 1242 hours, an SCE contract crew reportedly allowed conductors to contact each other. A flashover occurred and two spans of wire fell and broke a cross arm. The North Beach 4kV circuit relayed to lockout at Manhattan Substation. There were no reports of injuries.

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3/6/15 Outside Crew CCCILocates Not Performed

CCCI -‐ On March 5 a four person line crew was working on an Agriculture job to install a pole, transformer and anchor for a well pump in Bakersfield, CA. Damaged an AT&T line containing a twelve count fiber optic cable. On 3/4/2015 the crew set the pole, installed the transformer and placed the anchor. One 3/6/2015 the crew returned to the jobsite to reinstall the anchor as it had pulled up. The crew completed the task and went home for the day. Later on in the evening of 3/6/2015, a PG&E inspector contacted the GF in charge of the work and informed him that there was a fiber line outage in the area on the that the crew had been previously working. Locates were not called in the jobsite. Upon further investigation, it was found the job was never called in for a USA ticket to locate the underground facilities. The crew completed the work both days without having any locates. Learning's: The GF and Crew violated the Companies Employee Standard of Conducts rules: 7.2.12 -‐ Gross or willful neglect of established safety rules which create an actual or potential threat of death or serious injury to employees or customers. 7.2.13 -‐ Violation of Company Safety Rules. The crew failed to follow the process set forth in the Companies Rules to Dig By. There was no One-‐Call ticket.

3/10/15 Outside Crew CCCIImproper

Transformer

CCCI – on March 10, 2015 – Line crew was working to replace a pole on Hwy 128 in Boonville, CA. At the time of the incident, the crew was working to energize the overhead line and close the cutouts. An apprentice unintentionally hooked the under arm service bus wire to both hot legs of the open wire secondary, which created a short circuit. The line was energized, which blew the transformer fuses. The crew opened the line back up, fixed the secondary, changed out the transformer fuses and re-‐energized the line. They double-‐checked the meters, which appeared to be OK.


CCCI -‐ On March 18 at 1127 hours, an electrical disruption occurred when the Solar 4kV Line relayed at Maywood Substation when neutral conductor parted from an insulator and contacted another conductor while an SCE contract crew was performing scheduled maintenance. No damage or injuries were reported.

4/7/15 Outside Crew CCCI No ObservationCCCI -‐ On April 7 2015, an SCE contract crew was performing maintenance on a 4 kV Circuit when a conductor reportedly contacted a 12kV Circuit causing a flashover during a planned outage. There were no injuries reported.

4/13/15 Outside Crew CCCI No ObservationCCCI -‐ On April 13 2015, a 16kV Circuit relayed and reclosed during scheduled maintenance to replace a deteriorated pole. A contract crew reportedly allowed conductors to make contact with foliage underneath.

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CCCI – on April 22, 2015 – Line crew was working to replace a three-‐phase tangent pole. Before work began, the crew inspected the adjacent structures and the span, which included a 12kV single-‐phase tap line. The tap line was framed in such a way that allowed one of the conductors of the tap line to cross under the three-‐phase line at a angle. The crew determined they had enough clearance to complete the work without covering the single-‐phase top line. Using rubber gloves, the crew was working to spread the field side phase of the three-‐phase line onto a hot arm. The phase was removed from the insulator and moved about sic inches out and down to the fiberglass hot arm. As soon as the phase was transferred to the hot arm, it made contact with the tap line causing the 10-‐amp fuse feeding the tap line (at LCO51845) to open. The line crew immediately stopped work to assess the issue. The inspector was notified. No one was injured and apart from the 10 amp-‐opening fuse, no damage occurred. The tap line was re-‐fused and re-‐energized, and the crew was able to complete the work without further incident.

4/28/15 Outside Crew CCCI Dig In

CCCI – 4-‐28-‐2015-‐ Compton District -‐ A contractor crew was working on a vault replacement job. The crew located all known or suspected utilities by hand, via the use of a shovel, prior to utilizing a backhoe. A 4-‐inch SCE conduit was located at 80 inches deep and on top of the SCE encasement. After all known and suspected utilities were located a contractor began using a backhoe to remove the concrete sand slurry backfill that was on top of the previously located 4-‐inch SCE conduit. As the worker was scratching down the concrete sand slurry with the backhoe, he struck the 4-‐inch SCE conduit with the teeth of the backhoe bucket. This caused one of the cables inside of the conduit to arc. The 4-‐inch conduit was struck at 60 inches deep, 3 feet away from where it was originally located at a depth of 80 inches.


CCCI -‐ on 5-‐1-‐2015 -‐ North Coast Region -‐ Natural Substation Project -‐ A contractor crew was tasked with hanging a radio repeater on a dead-‐end wood pole and transferring a conductor to make room for TSP footing. After hanging the radio repeater, the crew relocated to the next pole over in order to transfer the conductor. The contractor went up in the bucket to test and ground the line. During testing, it was determined that the line was still energized. The crew members then realized they were working at a location that was not part of the planned line outage.


CCCI – on 5-‐1-‐2015 -‐ San Joaquin Region -‐ A contractor crew was involved in re-‐conducting a section of the Caratan 12kV circuit out of Vestal Substation. The new wire was in and energized and the crew was in the process of removing the old 1/0 ACSR. Three contractors on the crew were tasked with removing a section of the old 1/0 ACSR, which was spread on hot arms. This was also over an energized tap line below. The crew cut a bubble in the wire on the side held by the foreman and on the other side held by a lineman. When the wire was cut, the hand line slipped from their grasp a little. When this occurred the wire rolled and the tail made contact just outside of cover on the energized #7 cu on the tap line below, locking out the circuit. The foreman contacted Rector Substation and notified the operator.

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5/9/15 Outside Crew CCCI Material Failure

CCCI -‐ on May 9-‐2015 -‐Ontario -‐ Crew tasked to replace pole, phase to phase arch flash occurred as crew opened a fused cut-‐out with load bust tool. Investigation pending results of material failure report; N-‐CCCI vs CCCI which affected 268 customers for approx. 5 hours. No injuries or property damage.


CCCI -‐ on May 9-‐2015 -‐ Ontario District -‐A contractor crew was tasked with replacing a pole that had a primary 3-‐phase underground dip attached. The crew foreman and a lineman went up to clear the 3-‐phase dip on the pole. The crew opened the first fuse without incident. While they attempted to open the second fuse, a flash occurred, causing the circuit to relay.


CCCI -‐ on May 22 2015 -‐ A subcontractor was in the process of picking up plywood used for the backyard machine. When the foreman picked up the outriggers, he did not put the boom in the cradle and started to drive with the boom in the elevated position. The boom contacted the phone line, causing one phase to burn down.

5/26/15 Outside Crew CCCIInadequate Attention/ Process

CCCI -‐ on May 26, 2015 -‐ Line crew was working to pull wire across four spans. The crew had surveyed the four spans and initially decided to cover an energized feeder circuit that crossed underneath. However, the crew had difficulty placing equipment in position to cover the crossing, and decided they had enough clearance over the feeder (approximately 50-‐60 feet) to do the pull without covering the feeder. The plan was to pull the rope with the old wire. An employee on the rewind puller end told the crew on the rope puller end that he was starting to move on his end (via radio), and the employee running the rope end puller acknowledged via radio. As pressure was starting to build on the rewind end the employee on the rope puller end started to release the brakes on the puller. The employee let the brakes off too quickly, allowing the wire to run out. The wire slacked down and made contact with the uncovered energized feeder circuit that crossed underneath the pull, which caused a circuit interruption on the feeder. The crew stopped immediately and notified the general foreman, who was not on site at the time. No one was injured. The equipment was grounded and barricaded. A precondition is a pre-‐existing condition that contribute to the occurrence of the inappropriate act (e.g., inattention, inadequate process, inadequate oversight, etc.)

6/24/15 Outside Crew CCCI Operator ErrorCCCI – on June 24, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Ontario District was drilling a TSP foundation with an excavator using an auger bit. When the contractor reached a depth of 36 inches, the auger made contact with a 12kV conduit and 4/0 ground, damaging the conduit and causing the circuit to relay.

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CCCI – on June 25, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Covina District was replacing a deteriorated pole. They used a 100-‐foot bucket truck and installed a temporary cross arm to hold up a 336 4 wire circuit where midspan taps had been originally installed. The crew secured the phases and installed primary cover. After shutting off the bucket truck, the crew began framing the pole and digging the hole for the new pole, when the circuit locked out. The bucket truck's hydraulics began to bleed off, causing the boom to lower and the top field phase to contact the bottom inside field pole phase. The phases were both damaged and the crew installed temporary bypasses which are to be spliced out with compression splices. Load was restored without further incident.

7/6/15 Outside Crew CCCI Cable Failure

Significant Injury July 6, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Fullerton District was tasked with replacing several runs of CIC cable beyond a fuse dip; however, one run of cable was not scheduled to be replaced. Another environmental contractor crew was in a structure removing debris. Upon completion of the job, the other contractor crew closed the fuse to re-‐energize the radial. The fuse blew. The crew discovered the cable failed inside the structure the environmental crew was inside. The crew sent notifications, repaired the cable and re-‐energized the radial without further incident. No injuries or other damage was reported.


Transformer Hookup

Significant Injury July 13, 2015 – A contractor crew in the San Joaquin District had replaced a 12kv pad mount transformer. When the crew closed the fuse dip to energize the pad mount, the fuses blew, causing an interruption. It was determined that the crew had miswired the pad mount, which caused the circuit to go phase-‐to-‐phase. The line was protected by a fused BURD switch and the fused dip. The crew uncrossed the phases in the pad mount, replaced the fuses and re-‐energized the tap line. The crew was retrained on the proper wiring of this particular type of transformer.

7/16/15 Outside Crew CCCI Flash

Significant Injury July 16, 2015 – A contractor crew in the San Joaquin District went to the rear property line to de-‐energize the fused dip feeding a BURD transformer. The crew used a long stick to open the fuse, and upon opening, it created an arc, relaying the circuit. The flash did burn up an insulator and the tap that feeds the dip, and a single phase line with one overhead transformer on it. The crew did not use the proper tool for the task at hand. The crew should have used a load buster tool, which would have prevented an arc from forming.

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Significant Injury July 25, 2015 – A contractor transmission crew in the Ontario District was tasked to replace an 80 H5 pole. The crew conducted a tailboard and inspected both adjacent structures. The pole to the east had been replaced by the same contractor company a few months ago, and the pole to the west looked good; it was a fairly new light-‐weight steel (LWS) pole. The crew was to same hole set the pole they were replacing. The crew was in the process of floating the 12kV. This portion of the line runs east to west. The crew had two south phases floated, and when they were floating the third north phase about halfway down they heard noises coming from the pole to the west. The crew reported that it sounded like metal on metal. The pole where the noises were coming from was also a LWS. The crew stopped work. The two ground personnel went back to the LWS pole and reported that the arm looked OK and the insulators and clamp-‐tops were not pulled over. They figured the noise they heard was the through bolt on the arm making noise in the steel pole. The crew then decided to move the third phase back to the arm on the pole being replaced, and move the bucket to the LWS pole where the noise was coming from. Before they moved the phase, the arm on the LWS pole broke on the south side, and it made contact with the pole causing a phase-‐to-‐phase arc. The arc ran down the line toward the two lineman in the air. The crew at the job site was practicing the "1 + 1" cover. They had 16 guts on the pole they were replacing. When the arc was running down the line it snuffed itself out when it made it to the cover. The crew did have No Test Orders. The crew secured the area and called for a troubleman. No injuries reported. No damage reported. In contractor's investigation, they concluded that the arm had a date on 1/08 stamped in the cross arm. They performed wire weight calculations and found they were well below 50 percent of what the arm is good for.


Significant Injury July 27, 2015 – A contractor crew in the South Bay District was tasked with changing out a deteriorated transmission pole. The crew arrived on location, tailboarded and began the process of obtaining No Test Orders on the Stringer 4kV and Occidental 16kV, then de-‐energizing the section of 66kV line to be worked. While in the process of setting the pole (framed), the top section of crossarms contacted the energized 4kV and brought two of the phases together approximately 40 feet from the existing pole. This contact resulted in a circuit interruption. The contractor crew notified their management and SCE of the interruption. SCE troublemen arrived on site and deemed it safe to re-‐energize.


Significant Injury July 27, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Saddleback District was working on a deteriorated pole replacement project. The wire slipped through a clamp type insulator one span away from the pole being replaced, causing a slack or a "belly" on the center phase. This caused two phases to be close enough to arc and relay the Xerox 12kV circuit.

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8/6/15 Outside Crew CCCI Testing

Significant Injury August 6, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Santa Barbara District was tasked with changing out a deteriorated pole with an RCS with aerial cable. Following the program log sheet, a clearance was issued to the foreman on the Armour 4kV circuit from an open pole switch to an open RCS. The foreman's work package had the contractor's COCO note that the requested clearance should be from open PS #### to open PS ####. After the foreman received clearance on the 4kV primary, the foreman instructed the lineman to test and prove de-‐energized before grounding. The lineman tested the line but did not communicate to the foreman his reading and proceeded to ground. He was under the assumption the whole line would be de-‐energized, including the pole due because the aerial cable cannot be worked on while energized. He put on the first ground, which tripped the circuit.


Significant Injury August 8, 2015 – Two contractor crews were in the Thousand Oaks Districts tasked with replacing two adjacent 16kV 3/C tangent poles on the Galahad 16kV. Crew 1's pole had a single-‐phase transformer on it and Crew 2's pole included a 3-‐phase bank. Two linemen on Crew 1 de-‐energized their transformer and removed it. Then, they spread the energized primary out on hot arms in preparation for setting the new pole. The two linemen went down to the ground to help frame and prep to get the new pole set. Crew 2 de-‐energized their bank and proceeded to secure the primary conductors in a "Christmas tree", also known as a 3-‐phase hot arm attachment which is mounted to a jib on a separate truck. Crew 2 notified Crew 1 they were going to be moving the energized conductors and began moving them. During this process, the street side phase separated and contacted the ground, and then the tail hit one of the lineman on Crew 1. At the time it was not clear if the conductor was energized at the moment it made contact with the lineman. He did not appear to be injured but was transported to the hospital as a precaution. He has since been released back to work and suffered no injuries. The circuit locked out at the RAR which the crew has No Test Orders on at the time.


CCCI -‐ On August 9, 2015 -‐ Conductor Control -‐ Crew tasked to replace deteriorated pole, attempting to de-‐energize 4kv tap line with load drop tool when primary conductor broke, causing circuit to lock out. Approx. 245 customers affected for 33 mins. No injuries or property damage. Crew was post-‐acc tested.

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Transformer Hookup

CCCI -‐ On August 13, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Ontario District was tasked with energizing new cable, a new RAG (gas switch), and a new transformer inside a vault. The switching procedure went as planned; however, the crew did not finish the switching program as planned. All there was left to do was heat up a 6.9kV transformer in the same vault where the gas switch was. This transformer was fed off position 2 on the new RAG. The next day, August 13, a troubleman went back to close position 2 of the RAG, energizing the transformer in the same vault. When the troubleman closed position 2 the circuit locked out. After a quick investigation the troubleman realized the contractor crew had wired the 6.9kV transformer 12kV thus creating a phase-‐to-‐phase fault in the line. The troubleman then opened up position 2 and had the substation operator re-‐energize the line. The circuit tested no good. It was determined the new RAG went bad due to the phase-‐to-‐phase fault. The troubleman then isolated the switch and restored most of the load. The contractor crew made repairs. No injuries reported. No other damage reported.

8/24/15 Outside Crew CCCI Ignoring Test Equipment

CCCI -‐ On August 24, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Dominguez Hills-‐Compton District arrived at the job site and held a tailboard. An SCE troubleman opened a capacitor bank. The second SCE troubleman broke the parallel at the gas switch. The contractor crew foreman asked the troublemen if they could proceed with opening taps at a structure. The troubleman confirmed "yes." The crew foreman asked again if the capacitor bank had been cleared, and the troublemen responded "yes." The foreman directed a contractor lineman and apprentice to amp clamp phases and cut open the taps. The tester indicated 28 amps, which the lineman and apprentice believed was caused by induction from the overbuild. The capacitor bank hand not been properly taken offline, resulting in a circuit interruption when the arc crated by opening |the taps contacted the phase above (vertical construction).


CCCI -‐ On August 29, 2015 -‐ Montebello -‐ Two contract workers, a lineman and apprentice, were working on a 16kV circuit from a bucket truck. The bucket was positioned near the 16kV C/O arm. The lineman attempted to move the bucket was attempting to trigger on the pistol grip trigger, which he was not fully depressing. He adjusted his grip and was able to depress the trigger. When he did this the bucket moved abruptly toward the arm and made contact, which shook the pole. This caused the 4kV to the east to slap together, relaying the circuit. The crew STOPPED, re-‐tailboarded and continued with the scheduled work without further incident.


CCCI -‐ On August 29, 2015 -‐ Two contract workers in the Montebello District, a lineman and apprentice, were working on a 16kV circuit from a bucket truck. The bucket was positioned near the 16kV C/O arm. The lineman attempted to move the bucket was attempting to trigger on the pistol grip trigger, which he was not fully depressing. He adjusted his grip and was able to depress the trigger. When he did this the bucket moved abruptly toward the arm and made contact, which shook the pole. This caused the 4kV to the east to slap together, relaying the circuit. The crew STOPPED, re-‐tailboarded and continued with the scheduled work without further incident.

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CCCI -‐ On August 31, 2015 -‐ A contract crew in the Bishop District was assigned to isolate and ground CIC cable for testing by a second contractor. After a section of the Underwood 12kV, that was feeding a PMS was de-‐energized, two contractor linemen were dispatched to ground and isolate the cable in the PMS. The two linemen failed to mark the cable while performing this task. The crew was then assigned to verify cable at a BURD switch inside a structure. The second contractor crew finished testing cable from the PMS to the BURD switch, and one of their linemen was assigned to install the removed elbows at the PMS. When he arrived, he noticed none of the cables were marked, so the original crew was dispatched to verify the cable positions. The original crew verified the cable locations and installed the removed elbows. When the SCE troubleman attempted to re-‐energize the Underwood 12kV, the circuit relayed and locked out. After the SCE TM and original crew investigated the situation, it was determined the phases were crossed in the PMS, resulting in a phase-‐to-‐phase fault. The original crew rang out cable, installed new transformer bushings and installed cable on the correct positions. After the cable was reinstalled, the Underwood 12kV was energized without incident.


CCCI -‐ On August 31, 2015 -‐ Bishop -‐ A contract crew was assigned to isolate and ground CIC cable for testing by a second contractor. After a section of the Underwood 12kV, that was feeding a PMS was de-‐energized, two contractor linemen were dispatched to ground and isolate the cable in the PMS. The two linemen failed to mark the cable while performing this task. The crew was then assigned to verify cable at a BURD switch inside a structure. The second contractor crew finished testing cable from the PMS to the BURD switch, and one of their linemen was assigned to install the removed elbows at the PMS. When he arrived, he noticed none of the cables were marked, so the original crew was dispatched to verify the cable positions. The original crew verified the cable locations and installed the removed elbows. When the SCE troubleman attempted to re-‐energize the Underwood 12kV, the circuit relayed and locked out. After the SCE TM and original crew investigated the situation, it was determined the phases were crossed in the PMS, resulting in a phase-‐to-‐phase fault. The original crew rang out cable, installed new transformer bushings and installed cable on the correct positions. After the cable was reinstalled, the Underwood 12kV was energized without incident. No injuries were reported.


CCCI -‐ On September 26, 2015 -‐ Palm Springs -‐ The contractor crew's scope of work was to trench out of an existing secondary handhole and install two new conduits to two other existing handholes. The crew foreman excavated out of an existing handhole, operating an mini excavator, and dug into a primary cable causing a circuit interruption on the Pistola 12kV out of Concho Substation.

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9/26/15 Outside Crew CCCI Secondary Marking

CCCI -‐ On September 26, 2015 -‐ Monrovia -‐ A contractor crew was tasked with replacing a transmission pole. The pole had one 16kV and two 4kV circuits. The pole had a 120/240 3 pot bank on the Highcliff 16kV. Before the outage started, the lineman in the air took voltage, rotation, and identified the 208 leg at the bank, secondary riser, open wire secondary, a 3 phase service to the west, and a 3 phase secondary to the east. After the pole and bank replacement was completed, the crew restored power. Customers then reported problems about their lights to the foreman. The foreman then took voltage at a panel and found one 120 volt was heated up to 208 volts. The foreman called the DOC for an emergency outage. After a quick investigation, the crew found they had mismarked the secondary's to the pole that was to the east. The contractor had an electrician on site assessing the customers. Load was later restored later. Initial findings for damaged customer equipment are bad ballasts and fans.


CCCI -‐ On September 29, 2015 -‐ Bishop -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to install a new pole approximately 10 feet east of an existing dead-‐end pole. The crew used hand tools to a depth of approximately 4.5 feet and did not see any underground facilities. They elected to complete the hole using the power auger. After excavating another 2 feet, the auger struck and relayed the Underwood 12kV circuit.


CCCI -‐ On October 9, 2015 -‐ Valencia -‐ A contractor crew was tasked to replace a deteriorated pole. One lineman was in Bucket 1; another lineman and an apprentice were in Bucket 2. The crew was working on a three-‐phase 2/0 copper double dead-‐end with a 336 double dead-‐end neutral on 10-‐foot cross arms. The neutral was 4 feet below the phases on its own cross arm. The crew had all the phases transferred and double dead-‐ended to the new pole. The crew was in the process of moving the neutral to the new pole. The neutral was jumpered out and a hot hoist was across the neutral. The men in Bucket 2 had the mac and hoist secured in the bucket's jib. They were moving the neutral up into position on the new cross arm. In the process of doing this, the operator of the bucket truck that was moving the wire did not move the wire smoothly and caused a wave in the wire. This combined with the high winds caused the neutral to come into contact with the outside phase. The crew foreman was watching the span to the south, and the lineman in Bucket 1 was watching the span to the north when the incident happened. After the incident, the crew foreman checked to make sure the men in the air were OK and then went down the span to check where the contact happened. The Vincent Substation operator called the crew foreman when he was checking the span. Everything looked OK so the foreman released his No Test orders and had his men get in the clear before giving dispatch permission to close the circuit back in. The circuit went back in without a problem. The crew foreman then immediately notified his general foreman. No injuries were reported.

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CCCI -‐ On October 17, 2015 -‐ Thousand Oaks -‐ A distribution contractor crew was tasked with replacing a deteriorated tangent pole in Malibu on the Galahad 16kV. In the process, the crew had to replace some automatics on #6 solid copper wire. After they replaced all the automatics with compression sleeves , the crew went to working on the pole replacement where the pole was going from a 40 foot pole to a 45 foot pole. In the process of transferring the phases to the new pole, the center phase came apart mid span, going to the ground which in turn opened the RAR (0650). As a result, there was an unplanned outage on the tap line they were working on. No one was injured and they called the switching center and the troubleman to let them know of the situation. The foreman took the wire off the metal fence with a shotgun stick. He then contacted the substation and contractor general foreman. The crew was on standby until the SCE troubleman arrived. The troubleman took a clearance on the line and directed the crew to repair the wire. The crew then tested and grounded the line, installed new compression sleeves, using MD-‐6 tool with 161 dies. The crew then completed transfer of wire to the new pole and contacted the troubleman, gaining permission to re-‐energize the Galahad 16kV circuit. No injuries were reported.


CCCI -‐ On September 18, 2015 -‐ Santa Barbara -‐ A contract crew was tasked to replace a deteriorated pole in the Santa Barbara District. The crew had completed all primary work and was in the process of transferring a span guy. The span guy went from the phone level of the pole the crew was replacing to an angled pole between the V-‐brace and the primary arm. The span guy was existing and is unnecessary in the construction of the pole on either side. The primary did not follow the span guy; it went to a line and buck first, and then the buck fed that angle pole. The secondary triplex did follow from the crew's pole to the angle pole. In the process of transferring the span guy the foreman and crew heard the unmistakable noise of a phase-‐to-‐phase or phase-‐to-‐ground contact. They were not sure what had happened. The foreman received a call from the Sub to see if everything was OK and he replied "yes," but was unclear of what had happened. They knew that the span guy passed under the primary wire at the angle pole and figured it had to have made contact there, since it is the only place where the span guy is near the conductor. The crew immediately stopped what they were doing and went down to this angle pole to investigate what had caused the unplanned outage. They knew it was a phase-‐to-‐ground contact because the troubleman said it would most likely be. This was due to the fact that the RAR 0611 had operated. The crew was working behind Branch Line Fusing, which was in front of the Automatic Re-‐closure, and if it had been a phase-‐to-‐phase contact, it would have opened the Branch Line Fusing not the RAR. During the investigation the crew found that the field side phase on the angle pole already had an armor rod installed because of previous contact with the span guy. The crew found a contact mark on the span guy and armor rod. Further investigation revealed a contact mark on the triplex and the span guy. The span guy was not backing up anything and is unnecessary. It also had excessive slack in it because it was not under strain. There appeared to be 2-‐ to 3-‐foot gap between the span guy and the primary. When the lineman came up on the span guy to transfer it to the new pole it made contact with the primary at the angle pole and with the secondary about mid-‐span. This was due to the span guy going from the phone level at the pole the crew changed to the primary level at the angle pole.

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CCCI -‐ On November 4, 2015 -‐ Santa Barbara -‐ A contract crew was tasked with extending a no access secondary riser while the transformer stayed hot. The secondary leads were approximately 12 feet from the existing riser and the other house’s service. The leads were temporary. After the crew disconnected one lead from the secondary riser and removed the connector, the hot leg and neutral made contact, causing the BLF49304 to open up. Crew called the DOC and switching center, and asked for a troubleman to be dispatched to their location. The crew also called their foreman and project general supervisor. The 8 amp transformer did not blow, but the 25 amp SMUS branch line fuse did, taking out 2 transformers and 5 customers. The troubleman arrived and closed fuses back in, for a total outage time of 30 minutes. The troubleman said the fusing scheme in the area is wrong and would write up an R/O to have it fixed.

11/6/15 Outside Crew CCCI Observation

CCCI -‐ On November 6, 2015 -‐ Montebello -‐ A contractor crew was tasked to replace a pole. The pole had one transmission circuit, a 16kV circuit on alley arms, and two 4kV circuits on alley arms. The pole also had open wire secondary’s on the alley arms. The crew had an outage on all three circuits and a outage on the transformer that fed the secondary's to the pole being replaced. As the lineman in the bucket was removing some alley arms from the old pole, he snagged one of the wires from the secondary's on the Lineman Bucket Rescue device that is mounted on the boom of the bucket. As he was exiting the work location the wire was pulled with the bucket and then it came off shaking the wires to the west of the work location. On the pole to the west the open wire secondary's was energized the other side of the double alley arms. Within the energized span of open wire there was a wizzer service that had taps to the open wire secondary's. With the shock of the wire from coming off the bucket, the wizzer taps got together and the neutral opened up. The foreman called the DOC for a emergency outage on the transformer and made repairs. No injuries or damage was reported.

11/9/15 Outside Crew CCCITraffic Control/ Observation

CCCI -‐ On November 9, 2015 -‐ Ontario -‐ A contractor crew was tasked to replace a deteriorated pole in Ontario. The crew had suspended the existing omni-‐rupter switch to the jib on the material handler bucket and topped the pole. After 3 to 4 hours of work, a large truck passed under the phone/com line that is connected to the existing pole and snagged it. This caused a phase and a neutral make contact, resulting in the Creekside 12kV to lock out. No injuries were reported.

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11/10/15 Outside Crew CCCIInadequate Attention/ Process

CCCI -‐ On November 10, 2015 -‐ San Joaquin -‐ At approximately 11:56 p.m., a contractor crew had completed changing out a deteriorated pole with a new pole that had an omni-‐switch, and was in the process of removing the deteriorated pole top. They had grabbed the pole top with the jib on the bucket truck and connected the winch line to the pole. A lineman was below in a squirt bucket and was making the cut. As the lineman was cutting the pole top, the saw got caught in a bind and the lineman in the bucket truck rotated the boom to free up the saw. As he did this, the pole top/bucket had too much tension on it, causing it to jump up. As it broke free, the top of the pole contacted the center phase and the road phase. The result was the circuit being interrupted with no injuries. The crew stopped work immediately, making sure that everyone was OK and then contacted Rector Substation, the SCE Troubleman, and ACC Supervisors. No injuries were reported.

11/11/15 Outside Crew CCCI Improper Transformer

CCCI -‐ On November 11, 2015 -‐ Ontario -‐ Contract crews had a mainline clearance to replace old 4 wire primary and install new 336AK. When new primary was in and energized, the crew was in the process of picking up load. When energizing 480V bank, a "firecracker" tool was not installed at the panel, causing the meter to burn up. The panel was servicing a nursery and small trailer. Crew notified the SCE PGS, contacted an electrician and hooked up a temporary generator to provide the customer with temporary power. No injuries were reported.

11/11/15 Outside Crew CCCI Soil Conditions

CCCI -‐ On November 11, 2015 -‐ San Joaquin -‐ A contract crew was assigned to replace a 70 foot pole with an 80 foot pole. There was one 69kV circuit and two 12kV circuits on the old pole, with a primary riser. The circuit in the riser was de-‐energized. When the hole was at the required 10 foot depth, the soft dirt sloughed off and allowed the existing pole, which was set at a depth of 8 to 8.5 feet, to fall into the new hole and slip to the side a few inches, causing very slight damage to the insulation on the cable and the PVC riser to separate at a point approximately 2 feet above ground level. There was no interruption of power. The crew stabilized the butt of the pole, and made sure the 12kV cable in the riser was still operational. Although the cable was in-‐tact with only a small cut in the insulation, the crew decided to install a temporary splice and schedule time to return and make permanent repairs. When digging adjacent to an existing pole, and soil conditions are such that there is a risk of the pole shifting, measures should be taken to stabilize the pole during the excavation. In this instance, there were no indications that soil conditions were not stable. No injuries were reported.

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11/11/15 Outside Crew CCCI Improper Splice

CCCI -‐ On November 11, 2015 -‐ Covina -‐ A contract crew was tasked with replacing a 75 foot transmission pole. The transmission was constructed with vertical arms and the Bender 12kV was double dead-‐ended opposite the transmission. The pole also had the Jarvis 12kV as under build in horizontal construction. The crew had a switching program on both the Bender 12kV and the Jarvis 12kV. To accomplish the switching program and take a clearance, the switching program called out to install mid-‐span isolators on the Bender 12kV, one span to the East at another pole. The work order map identified the wire size as 4/O copper on the Bender 12kV. The pole was replaced and after the crew completed their work, they began to switch back both circuits. The crew closed in the mid-‐span isolators on the Bender 12kV by installing a 4/O splice in each of the top two phases and a 2/O splice in the bottom phase. All load was restored. About an hour later the top two phases pulled out of the splices and fell into the Jarvis 12kV, locking out both circuits. The contractor dispatched a crew to make repairs and all load was restored on both circuits later that evening. No injuries were reported.

11/29/15 Outside Crew CCCIConductor

Control/Strain

CCCI -‐ On November 29, 2015 -‐ Monrovia -‐ A subcontract crew was tasked with replacing a triple-‐circuit pole. The crew installed isolators on the Laporte 16kV line one span to the west of their work location. Prior to installing grounds, the crew performed a visual inspection of the cross arm, then proceeded the install. The crew was issued clearance and began their pole change out. The pole was replaced without issues. At approximately 11:15 a.m., the crew heard a noise and saw that the cross arm one span to the west had broken on the back side of their grounds and isolators. The broken arm brought the Laporte 16kV down into the underbuild Rowland 4kV, causing both circuits to lock out. No injuries were reported.

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2/18/15 Outside CrewPotential Significant Incident

Load Securement

Potential Significant Accident -‐ On February 18 2015; A Contractor flatbed truck was transporting partially empty wire reels from Gould Substation Yard to the Vincent Material Yard. On Angeles Forest Highway mile marker 18.0 one of the wire reels slid sideways on the steel bed and partially fell off the truck. The driver was able to pull over at a safe place off the highway. A transport truck delivered a forklift from Vincent to assist in loading the wire reels back on the flatbed truck. While repositioning the wire reels, one of the reels slid off the truck into traffic lanes. Fortunately a chain was attached to the reel and stopped it before it rolled into oncoming traffic. The reels had not been rigged correctly, which caused the center reel to slide sideways off the truck.

5/12/15 Outside Crew Dig in Mismarked Utility Service

Gas Dig in -‐ on May 12-‐2015 -‐ Ontario District -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to remove and replace a deteriorated pole on the Texfi 12kV circuit. All USA marks were noted and remarked as needed to avoid any damage to existing utilities. As the crew was installing a new screw anchor, they struck and damaged a mismarked gas service line. The foreman immediately called the gas company, which responded and dispatched a crew to the location to make repairs. When the gas company crew arrived, they determined the line was a stub that was active but not in use and made the repairs. Per underground construction requirements, you must hand expose, to the point of no conflict, 24 inches on either side of the underground facility so you know its exact location before using power equipment

6/8/15 Outside Crew Vehicle Incident Operator Error

Property Damage on June 8, 2015 -‐ A Contractor on the Chino Underground Project was driving a forklift from Vault Cluster 12 to VC 11 on public roads. The driver of the forklift was making a right turn from Morning field Dr. onto Lost Trail and struck a third-‐party vehicle on the left rear quarter panel with the right front tire of the fork lift. The third-‐party vehicle was parked on the correct street side. It was towed to an unknown facility and a police report was made.

6/19/15 Outside Crew Close Call Operator Error

Close Call – on June 19, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew was tasked with unloading 36-‐inch casing from| a flatbed trailer. An operator was using a forklift to unload the third piece of 36-‐inch casing from the top of the stack on the trailer. There were two spotters keeping the area clear for the pick when the casing fell from the top of the trailer to the opposite side of the forklift. No injuries.

6/23/15 Groundman Strain Tool Positioning

Sprain – on June 23, 2015 -‐ A groundman working on a contractor crew on the Chino Hills Underground Project was carrying a shoring jack and had it resting on his shoulder. When he set one end of the shoring jack down on the ground, the other end was still on his shoulder. The shoring jack is about 6 feet long and weighs approximately 45 pounds. The weight of the jack and its position caused a strain/sprain to the groundman's right shoulder. The groundman notified his supervisor. The groundman was treated on site and released back to work.

Contractor Other Incidents

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6/23/15 Outside CrewProperty Damage

Improper Work Method

Property Damage – on June 23, 2015 -‐ A contractor journeyman-‐lineman in the San Joaquin District was lowering idle lashed copper cable and messenger from bucket truck using a hand line and grip down to the groundman. The grip slipped from the messenger, causing the cable to strike the front windshield of contractor's boom truck. The front windshield cracked and shattered.

6/30/15 Outside Crew Property Damage

Rope Failure

Property Damage -‐ June 30, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Santa Ana District was in the process of removing failed 200 amp cable. The crew proceeded to pull the cable out of the transformer using the line truck as an anchor and a snatch block attached the rear of the line truck. They wove the cable through the block and attached it to a pickup truck. The snatch block attached to the line truck was rigged using 1/2-‐inch poly rope. As the pickup truck was taking up the cable and slowly driving down the street, the rope failed and shattered. As a result of the rope failure, the snatch block launched in the air and smashed into the roof of a nearby house 170 feet away. The block then ricocheted to the next house. Damage to both rooftops was significant. No injuries were reported.

7/9/15 Outside Crew Injury AnkleInjury -‐ On July 9, 2015 -‐ Monterey -‐ Climbing down bucket truck, misjudged elevation due to outriggers, turned left ankle. Examined at clinic, PT ordered and placed on light duty.

7/29/15 Outside Crew Insect Bite Bee Sting

Insect Bite -‐ July 29, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Ontario District began trenching by hand in theshrubs behind curb when the crew encountered a beehive. One of the workers was stung by a bee on the right side of his neck. He experienced no reaction to the sting at that time. The crew foreman immediately removed crew from the work area and notified the SCE representative. The work site was shut down until the bees were removed.

8/2/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Loss of Control

Significant Injury August 2, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Ontario District was in the process of extending the Kelly bar on the Auger to lengthen and gain more depth. As the employee went to tighten the bolt, he bobbled the wrench, and the weight of the wrench fell into his teeth, chipping the two front teeth. The crew notified the SCE representative. The injured worker was taken to the dentist to be evaluated.

8/2/15 Outside Crew Injury Chipped Tooth Significant Injury -‐ on August 2, 2015 – Ontario -‐ Employee tightening bolt with wrench, it slipped and struck mouth/2 front teeth, causing teeth to chip. Dental work only, returned to work.

8/4/15 Outside Crew Significant Injury Conductor Break

Significant Injury August 4, 2015 – A contractor crew in the Valencia District was pulling out copper conductor and pulling in rope from one tubular steel pole (TSP) to another. Toward the end of the pull, the line had an old section that had copper splices and preforms in it. When the spliced section came through the guide on the puller, the wire broke. The rope held at the second TSP. No injuries or damage was reported. The wire did fall to the ground. The crew inspected the wire and discovered that the wire ends were oxidized, and that wire had been broken.

8/9/15 Outside Crew Injury FallInjury -‐ On August 9, 2015 -‐ Monrovia -‐ Climbing up to boom of digger truck, stepped on steel bar which gave way and broke, causing employee to fall from truck, approx. 8ft to ground. Examined at clinic, placed on mod duty.

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8/22/15 ApprenticeProperty

Damage/Close Call

Vehicle

Property Damage August 22, 2015 -‐ While driving a digger derrick an Apprentice Lineman working in the Whittier District felt a jolt and noticed his pole trailer had become disconnected from the power unit. The pole trailer contained cut sections of pole and was not extended at the time of the event. The trailer came to rest in the side lawn of a commercial business. The event caused damage to a gas meter located in the property. There were no injuries associated with this event.


Phone Cable

Property Damage August 25, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the San Joaquin District was assigned to continue working on the Caribbean 12kV project. A tailboard was given| so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate any hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew and the public. While the crew was excavating with a backhoe the operator damaged a marked Verizon phone cable. The crew foreman notified Dig-‐Alert of the damage and Dig-‐Alert dispatched a Verizon repair crew to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the repairs were made the crew finished the day without any further incidents.

8/26/15 Outside CrewProperty Damage No Observation

Property Damage -‐ On August 26, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew in the Redlands District was assigned to work on an M&M project on the Urbita 12kV circuit. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and methods to mitigate any hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew and the public. While the crew was excavating with a backhoe the operator hit and damaged an unmarked 1-‐inch plastic water service stub. The crew foreman notified Dig-‐Alert and Dig-‐Alert dispatched a repair crew from the City of Grand Terrace Water District to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the repairs were made the crew finished the day without any further incidents

8/27/15 Outside Crew Close Call Cable Marking

Close Call -‐ On August 27, 2015 -‐ A contract crew in the Ontario District was removing control cable. They tested all the wire before removing or cutting cable. The crew was in the cable trench removing green-‐taped wire. They cut off the carrots were they could test the wires and the cable arced. The crew followed the cable without cutting it and found that it was still landed on the AC cabinet. The crew disconnected and removed the cable. The cable the crew cut was green-‐taped, indicating the cable had already been tested dead by another party. Since the other end of the cable was still connected to the A04 AC panel, the cable should have been wrapped in both red and green tape.

8/27/15 Outside Crew Close CallConductor Control

Close Call -‐ On August 27, 2018 -‐ A crew set up a bucket at a TSP tower in the Whitter District. The crewmembers tested and ground the Sunshine 66kV circuit. They broke the dead-‐end on the Sunshine 66kV and released the wire from the existing structure and let all three phases float. The arms were installed and the crew began transferring the wire. A splice sleeve located in an inaccessible location failed and the wire separated. No injuries or damages were reported.

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8/30/15 Outside Crew Injury HeatInjury -‐ On August 30, 2015 -‐ El Monte -‐ Working under hot conditions, experienced nausea and vomiting. Taken to local hospital, IV fluids kept overnight for observation.

9/2/15 Outside Crew Close Call Switching

Close Call -‐ On September 2, 2015 -‐ Wildomar -‐ A contractor crew was in the process of testing the line de-‐energized after the troublemen (TM) completed their switching on the Babylon 12kV. The TM's switching procedure consisted of clearing a section of the Babylon 12kV from PS1649 to open position 2 of PME 5182 to replace a riser pole. The contractor crew tested the line to validate the line was de-‐energized but instead found the line to still be energized. At this time the crew stopped their work and informed the substation operator and the troublemen of the situation. The TM checked PME 5182, and found that position 2 of the switch blades were closed; however, the switch position indicator showed closed. Earlier when the TMs were switching the line de-‐energized, the TM verified the switch blades were open and the indicator showed open. A note was placed on OMS not to operate this switch, which is being scheduled for replacement.

9/12/15 Outside LinemanMedical Condition Diabetic Shock

Medical Condition -‐ On September 12, 2015 -‐ Covina -‐ A contractor lineman went into diabetic shock while on a job site. Another lineman on the crew administered medication by syringe, which the two linemen had discussed previously if such an incident occurred. Afterward, the worker was transported to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released after two hours.

9/18/15 Outside Crew Vehicle Accident Civilian Collision

Vehicle Accident -‐ On September 18, 2015 -‐ Yucca Valley -‐ A contractor crew was trailering two 45 foot poles to a job site. At approximately 7:30 a.m., a privately owned flat-‐bed pick-‐up truck, traveling at a high rate of speed, ran into the butt end of the poles, resulting in substantial damage to the private vehicle and damage to the contractor's trailer and truck. There were no injuries. California Highway Patrol officers on the scene determined fault to be with the driver of the flatbed pick-‐up.

9/18/15 Outside Lineman Injury Chipped Tooth

Injury -‐ On September 18, 2015 -‐ Valencia -‐ A contractor lineman was inside a bucket positioned on the ground. The employee was moving the job to pick up a load. As the jib swung, the hook on the jib struck the employee in the mouth, chipping his front tooth. Crew supervision was immediately notified. The crew stopped worked, examined the employee and sent him back to the yard, so he could leave to see the dentist for an evaluation.

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10/8/15 Outside Crew Operator ErrorLoad

Securement

Operator Error -‐ On October 8, 2015 -‐ Palm Springs -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to continue working on the Las Palmas 4kV project. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. While the crew was excavating with a backhoe, they came across a large boulder in their trench line that needed to be removed. While the operator was attempting to remove the boulder with the backhoe, it slipped out of the backhoe’s bucket and fell onto an already exposed and located CATV conduit, damaging it and the cable inside. The crew foreman notified Dig Alert of the damage, and Dig-‐Alert dispatched a Time Warner Cable repair crew to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the boulder was removed and repairs were made the crew finished the day without any further incidents.

10/14/15 Outside Crew Vehicle Incident Civilian Collision

Vehicle Incident -‐ On October 14, 2015 -‐ Covina -‐ A contractor hole-‐digging crew was traveling northbound on the 71 freeway when they encountered traffic. The contractor vehicle was slowing for traffic when they were rear-‐ended by a car. The car hit an air compressor that the truck was towing. No injuries were reported. At the time of this report the car that rear-‐ended the air compressor has been taken away by a tow truck and the people have left the scene. The crew secured the accident area, exchanged information, and called California Highway Patrol.

10/17/15 Outside Crew Dig in Phone Cable

Dig in -‐ On October 17, 2015 -‐ Foothill -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to work on an M&M project in Bloomington on the Flatcar 12kV circuit. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. As the crew was digging around a BURD structure to facilitate its replacement, they unknowingly damaged a phone service cable. The SCE inspector was later made aware of the damage, and notified the foreman on October 17. The foreman notified AT&T of the damage and had the contractor crew excavate to allow the AT&T crew to make the necessary repairs. The AT&T crew made the required repairs and the contractor had no further incidents.

10/19/15 Outside Crew Dig in Secondary Cable

Dig in -‐ On October 19, 2015 -‐ Redlands -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to pre-‐dig a BURD structure on the Irvington 12kV in San Bernardino. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. While the crew was pre-‐digging the BURD enclosure, using shovels, one of the crew members inadvertently struck and damaged a direct buried SCE secondary cable. The foreman called the SCE emergency number to have an SCE repair crew respond and perform the necessary repairs. A short time later, an SCE troubleman responded, made the necessary repairs and the contractor crew finished the day without any further incidents.

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10/20/15 Outside Crew Dig in Gas Line

Dig in -‐ On October 20, 2015 -‐ Palm Springs -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to work on an M&M project in Indian Wells on the Ton 12kV circuit. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. While the crew was pot holing to verify the exact location of a marked half-‐inch plastic gas service belonging to SoCalGas, they inadvertently damaged it with a shovel. The foreman notified Dig-‐Alert of the damage and Dig-‐Alert dispatched a repair crew from SoCalGas to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the repairs were made the crew finished the day without any further incidents.


Dig In -‐ On October 26, 2015 -‐ Foothill -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to work on an M&M project on the Citrow 12kV circuit in Fontana. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. While the crew was digging an anchor hole for an SCE crew, using a backhoe, the operator struck and damaged an unmarked cable. The foreman notified Dig-‐Alert and Dig-‐Alert dispatched a “Time Warner Cable” repair crew to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the repairs were made, the crew finished the day without any further incidents.

10/27/15 Outside Crew Vehicle Accident No Observation

Vehicle Accident on October 27, 2015 -‐ Montebello -‐ A contractor crew was performing work. Traffic control was moving traffic over to the left. A backhoe operator went to pick up dirt and had the back of the backhoe in traffic. A flagger was being used, but he let traffic go and the backhoe was hit.


Vehicle Accident on November 2, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew was in a digger truck heading to a job. The truck was going west on Ave 24. While they were stopped at the stop sign a car was traveling east (grey) had stopped at the stop sign across from them. When the car proceeded through the intersection it hit another car (red) that was traveling north, without a stop sign, causing the red car traveling north to ricochet into the front end of the digger truck at the stop sign. The person who hit the car and hit the front of the digger truck ended up going to the hospital with minor injuries. There were no injuries to the driver of the digger truck.

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Vehicle Accident -‐ November 3, 2015 -‐ A contractor crew parked a line truck on the side of the road in a residential area. A trailer carrying to distribution poles was hitched to the truck. The groundman was unloading cones and setting traffic control. An apprentice was located on the curb side of the trailer unstrapping the poles. Within a few minutes of the line truck being parked, the apprentice saw a car come toward the trailer and called out to the groundman. Both members were able to get out of the way as the third-‐party vehicle collided with the butt of the pole located on the trailer. The pole went through the windshield of the vehicle. One of the occupants was taken to the hospital for observation. California Highway Patrol was called on site and created a collision report.

11/6/15 Outside Crew Dig In Gas Line

Dig in -‐ On November 6, 2015 -‐ San Joaquin -‐ A contractor crew was hand digging in an alley for a pole set and in the process they struck a gas line. The gas company was called out and the crew ceased work and evacuated the area. The gas company’s first responder showed up to close off the area and then contacted a crew to come shut off the gas and repair the line. Everyone is fine and there were no injuries.


Dig in -‐ On November 10, 2015 -‐ Saddleback -‐ A contractor crew was assigned to an ECO on the Chrome 12kV to replace a damaged hand hole. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards and methods to be utilized to mitigate any hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established per the WATCH manual so as to protect the crew as well as the public. As the crew was hand digging with shovels, a crew member inadvertently struck and damaged an AT&T phone service. The crew foreman contacted AT&T, and an AT&T crew was dispatched to make the required repairs. After the phone cable was restored to service, the PAR crew continued to work without any further incidents. No injuries were reported.


Improper Work Method

Property Damage -‐ On November 16, 2015 -‐ Palm Springs -‐ A contractor crew was excavating for mainline conduit installation after creating potholes and exposing USA field marked utilities in conflict with excavation. While digging with a backhoe, the crew struck an unmarked reclaimed water main crossing the excavation. Coachella Valley Water Co. (CVW) was notified and responded to the damage. CVW determined that the water main belonged to Desert Greens Golf Course (DGGC). DGGC maintenance personnel responded and shut off the main. The contractor crew lost considerable production time while mitigating water damage to excavation and flooding to surrounding area. What can we learn from this? On future projects that take place on private property, the Property Manager, Maintenance Engineer, and the owner, if possible, should be present at the pre-‐construction meeting. This will allow the contractor to explain the project details and ask questions about underground facilities or hazards that may be unidentified on drawings or with USA. No injuries were reported.

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Equipment Failure

Property Damage -‐ On November 16, 2015 -‐ Ontario -‐ A contractor crew had installed new 336 AL conductor and re-‐energized the circuit. Upon picking up load at a location of a 480V panel, bad wiring caused a phase-‐to-‐phase and the panel failed. The crew contacted SCE PGS and trouble men to assess the situation. With the support of SCE, the panel wiring was deemed to have failed. New parts were installed and the customer was re-‐energized. What can we learn from this? Be aware of customer equipment conditions and take extra steps to assess panel conditions before energizing. The crew reported the utilization of a "firecracker" to limit circulating current. No injuries were reported.


Dig in -‐ On November 21, 2015 -‐ Arrowhead -‐ A subcontractor crew was assigned to work on an ECO on the Rowco 12kV circuit. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood the task, hazards, and the methods to mitigate any hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established. While the crew was performing a directional bore, they struck and damaged an unmarked 1-‐inch plastic water service with their bore bit. The foreman notified DigAlert, and DigAlert dispatched a Running Springs Water District repair crew to respond and make the necessary repairs. After the repairs were made, the crew finished the day without any further incidents.


Dig In -‐ On November 21, 2015 -‐ Arrowhead -‐ A contract crew was assigned to work on an ECOon the Rowco 12kV circuit. A tailboard was given so that all crew members understood thetask, hazards and the methods to mitigate any hazards. All USA marks were noted and re-‐marked as needed to avoid any damage to the existing utilities. Traffic Control was established. While the crew was potholing a marked Verizon phone cable to verify its exact location, they inadvertently nicked and damaged it with a shovel. The crew foreman notified DigAlert of the damage, and DigAlert dispatched a Verizon repair crew to respond and make the necessary repairs. The necessary repairs were made.

11/23/15 Outside Crew Close Call Load Securement

Close Call -‐ On November 23, 2015 -‐ Catalina -‐ A scissor lift was being transported from the freight yard to the job site using a forklift. A rough patch of road caused the forklift tolose control of the load. What can we learn from this? The forks could have been secured together to prevent the scissor lift from falling. No injuries were reported.

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9/12/14 IOU-‐E Lineman Significant InjuryPartial

Amputation Fingers

Significant Injury – On September 12 2014, A IOU-‐E worker had his fingertip amputated after sustaining an injury while in the process of pulling cable. The worker’s hand was placed in the bite of a capstan. The worker inadvertently pushed the lever of the capstan while reaching across to unwind mule tape that had accumulated in the capstan. This activated the capstan and caused it to tighten the line, pulling the mule tape tight across the worker’s left index finger causing partial amputation.

11/5/14 IOU-‐E Lineman Significant Injury BurnSignificant Injury -‐ 11-‐5-‐2014, Primary flash occurred and burns suffered when linemen removed an energized 12kV elbow without testing or grounding EMS called and employee transported to hospital for treatment for burn injuries

11/16/14IOU-‐E Lineman / Hot Apprentice Significant Injury Burn

Significant Injury -‐ 11-‐16-‐2014, Two workers were involved in an electrical flash incident while working inside an underground structure in the City of La Puente. Preliminary information indicates that a journeyman-‐lineman and hot apprentice, installed 600-‐amp components onto a gas switch on the Coupler 12kV circuit, and were in the process of removing a 200-‐amp elbow on an adjacent position when a flash occurred resulting in burns injuries

11/16/14 IOU-‐E Crew CCCI Boom Contact

CCCI -‐ On November 16, A IOU-‐E four-‐man crew was working on an ongoing project on the 91 Freeway. They were in the process of taking a fixed capacitor bank offline for a switching procedure when the boom made contact with a conductor, causing an electrical flash and the Promenade 12kV to lock out. No injuries were reported. Preliminary information indicates that the bucket truck had been moved into position for the work to be completed. The lineman inside the bucket uncradled the bucket and began ascending when the knuckle of the boom made contact with one or multiple conductors. Two conductors on the contacted span were burnt to the ground.

1/7/15 SCE T&D Significant Injury FractureSignificant Injury -‐ On January 7, 2015 -‐ Worker was off-‐loading an underground oil switch when the load shifted hitting his leg and knocking him off the trailer resulting in a broken leg and head injuries.

3/3/15 IOU-‐E Lineman Significant InjuryPartial

Amputation Fingers

Significant Injury –March 3, an IOU-‐E distribution lineman from the Victorville District, sustained a serious injury to his left hand while working on a job to replace a deteriorated dead-‐end pole. After replacing the pole, upgrading the transformer, transferring conductors, and restoring load, the crew proceeded to remove the old pole. A pole jack and boom were employed to pull the old pole out of the ground. Preliminary information indicates two of the lineman’s fingers on his left hand were caught in a pinch point on the pole jack. He was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

4/21/15 IOU-‐E CrewSafety

Consideration Heat Scan

Safety Consideration – 4-‐21-‐2015 -‐ Following a UDI vault inspection, 600 amp components failed 30 minutes later and just about 24 hours after that, Equipment components failed again on a BURD transformer in the same structure. Approximately 8 feet of water had been pumped prior to the UDI inspection. No visible defects were noticed during inspection or first repair. The crew that worked the second repair order completely de-‐energized the vault before proceeding with work.

Customer Accidents/Incidents

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5/11/15 IOU-‐E Crew Safety Consideration

Significant Injury

Significant Injury -‐ May 11 2015, a Transmission employee was seriously injured after sustaining a rattlesnake bite. A heavy equipment operator, was working on a transmission project in Porter Ranch related to the new Natural Substation. Preliminary information indicates the employee was moving road marking stakes from a bundled pile, which reportedly concealed the snake. Once disturbed, the snake reacted and bit the employee on his right hand. His co-‐worker on the job immediately called 911 and notified supervision. The employee was transported by ambulance to Northridge Hospital Medical Center where he currently is in the Intensive Care Unit under close observation

5/26/15 IOU-‐E Crew Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury -‐ On May 26 2015 -‐ a Transmission lineman from San Joaquin, was seriously injured after falling from a bucket truck. The employee was working on a patrol crew tasked with removing a tarp that had blown into the Dairymans-‐Protein 66kV line in Tulare. Preliminary information indicates the employee was removing the cover from the cradled bucket when he lost his footing and fell off the truck. The crew immediately called 911, and the employee was transported by ambulance to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia. He currently is at the hospital receiving treatment for his injuries.

5/13/15 SCE T&D Significant Injury Snake Bite

Significant Injury -‐ On May 11, 2015 -‐ A Transmission employee was seriously injured after sustaining a rattlesnake bite. A heavy equipment operator, was working on a transmission project in Porter Ranch related to the new Natural Substation. Preliminary information indicates the employee was moving road marking stakes from a bundled pile, which reportedly concealed the snake. Once disturbed, the snake reacted and bit the employee on his right hand. His co-‐worker on the job immediately called 911 and notified supervision. The employee was transported by ambulance to Northridge Hospital Medical Center where he currently is in the Intensive Care Unit under close observation.

6/2/15 2nd Employee Vehicle Incident Head

Significant Injury 6/2/2015 -‐ An employee was driving back to the service center after completing his work for the day. While en route, the employee lost consciousness, causing the vehicle to veer off the highway. It rolled over several times and landed on the opposite side of the highway. The employee was taken to the hospital and has since been released and is now at home recovering.

6/6/15 1st Lineman Vehicle Incident Ribs

Significant Injury 6/6/2015 -‐ A lineman was injured the boom truck he was driving struck a cluster of rocks and rolled onto its side. The lineman was driving down Highway 74 toward Hemet after finishing work on a pole that had been hit by a car. While approaching the base of a hill, his boom truck veered to the right and struck the rocks. Though it was tipped on its side, the lineman was able to exit the vehicle and initially said he felt fine. However, he later said he was suffering from pain in his ribs and an ambulance was called. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was treated and released.

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8/6/15 Transmission Lineman

Significant Injury Fracture / Head

Significant Injury August 6, 2015 – A SCE Transmission lineman from the Orange Grid, was injured when he fell from a transmission line truck. Thankfully, he was not seriously hurt, but he suffered a head wound and fractured wrist. He is doing well and recovering at home. The incident is currently under investigation. Preliminary information indicates the lineman was walking across the top of the truck tool bins to retrieve shovels when he lost his footing. Transmission Grid managers are gathering their field employees to talk about what happened and pinpoint solutions to prevent truck falls. However, we stand together as we call your attention to this hazard.

8/17/15 Transmission Lineman

Significant Injury Fracture

Significant Injury August 17, 2015 – A SCE Transmission lineman from the Metro East Grid, was seriously injured while working on a fire restoration job in Montebello. He sustained multiple fractures to his right lower leg and is currently receiving medical care at Cedars-‐Sinai Medical Center. The Lineman was on a crew in charge of removing the existing 66kV wood poles that were damaged by the fire, and framing, digging, and setting new poles. The Lineman's specific task was to frame the head on a new wood pole. Preliminary information indicates he was in the process of rotating the pole with a cant hook -‐ a traditional logging tool used for handling and turning wood logs -‐ when the handle of the hook failed and broke, causing him to fall back and injure his right leg and ankle. His co-‐workers rushed to has aid and called 911.

8/26/15 Traffic Control Traffic Control Motorcycle

Traffic Control August 26, 2015 -‐ A contract worker in the Covina District had control of stopped traffic. A driver who was involved in an altercation earlier drove past the job site and exited his vehicle to approach a motorcyclist, who had broken the driver's side mirror. As the motorcyclist was approached, he fled the scene but lost control of his motorcycle. In doing so, he struck the contract worker managing the traffic. The worker was attended to in Ontario by U.S. Healthworks and a preventative tetanus shot was given to the employee due to a minor cut sustained by the collision.

10/13/15 SCE Crew Close Call Snake Close Call on October 13, 2015 -‐ An SCE employee found a Mojave Green rattlesnake inside an SCE vault located inside the substation. SCE Environmental was called and a biologist was dispatched to remove and relocate the rattlesnake. No injuries occurred.

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Monthly Supervisor Staff Meeting Construction Services (CS) Safety Report

Through October 2015

CS - MVI’s/OSHA InjuriesCS has One CMVI and No OSHA-Recordable injuries. Incident and Injury Rates

1. Construction Services is counting 13 Incidents. 1. 1/15 – C222, Temporary jumper failed causing outage 2. 2/11 – C442, while crimping connector wire falls to ground. 3. 2/11 – Fuerte Dr., operator hit marked gas main. 4. 2/17 – Fuerte Dr., operator hit marked gas main. 5. 3/30 – MT1, while transferring load crew crosses phases. 6. 4/18 – C239, crew dropped new cross-arm on conductors. 7. 5/15 – C44, crew put 2 phases on same feed-thru. 8. 5/16 – C386, crew dropped jumper tail causing ph to ph outage. 9. 6/2 – Chula Vista 400 psi gas blow in. 10. 6/25 – C222, while applying primary cover wire slipped out of shoe. 11. 7/2 – C781, while chipping for intercept SBL hits energized 12kV conductor. 12. 8/18 – Greenfield Dr., while welding Mueller fitting EE burned through 8” pipe. 13. 9/8 – C222, Crew cut wrong over the arm jumper causing outage.

2. Contractor Incidents Under Investigation or Review:

11/24 – Fatality due to EE hit by car.

3. Contractor Injury/Interruption Rates: 1. Outage Rate (October): 1.90 (Target 1.02) 2. Injury Rate (October): 2.34 (Target 2.46)

List of Injuries

1. 1/23 Foot, puncture, fracture when hit by board with spike in it. 2. 2/24 Finger, employee lacerated pinkie when cutting zip tie toward self. 3. 3/4 Finger(s), fracture, crushed in shoring jack. 4. 3/17 Hand, while skinning cable EE cut himself with knife. 5. 3/19 Finger, inflammation, while pole brushing EE was punctured by cactus thorn. 6. 3/26 Calf, strained while avoiding lunging dog. 7. 4/2 Finger, laceration when smashed between block wall and log EE was carrying. 8. 4/8 Arm, laceration and fracture when EE is hit by snapped rope. 9. 4/9 Torso, while trimming palm EE is engulfed in palm fronds. 10. 4/9 Knee, sprain when stepping off truck, Modified Duty, no LTI. 11. 4/18 Toe, fracture when 10” rock rolled down hill and hit toe. 12. 5/21 Knee, laceration when chainsaw cut thru chaps. 13. 6/10 Hand, Hip, burns from induction incident. 14. 6/10 Hand, while skinning cable EE cuts self on palm, 14 stitches. 15. 9/8 Finger, laceration and fracture to pinky when caught between pole saw and edge of bucket. 16. 9/25 Ankle, sprain when jumping into shallow trench. 17. 11/24 Fatality, tree trimmer was hit by a car while clearing trimmed branches.

Event Number

Date of Incident Region Division Circuit Description of Event

Type (momentary or sustained)

Customers Impacted

Inadequate control (phases getting together)

Wire on Ground

Incident/ACE

Reports

Primary or Secondary OH/UG Work type Error Category

2015-3 3/06/2015 @ 3:15 pm

CV Kern N/A crew dug into Fiber optic 12 count without valid USA N/A O no no yes Telephone UG AG Dig-In

2015-4 3/10/2015 @ 2:30 pm

NO Ukiah Philo 1101Apprentice Terminated secondary Bus Tube Leads to Service improperly causing a phase to phase secondary condition which blew out fuses on XFMR bank -‐ 1 pole N/E

N/A 0 no no yes Secondary OH Residential Incorrect Connection

2015-5 5/26/2015 @ 12:20 pm

CV Kern N/ACrew dropped new conductor on a hot customer crossing (McPherson Oil) burning customer line down

N/A 1 yes yes Yes Primary OH Reconductor Wire Down

2015-6 5/17/2015 @ 11:00 am

NR Sonoma Silverado 2102Helicopter set poloe on top of #6 CU breaking wire and causing an outage

N/A 48 no yes Primary OH Wire Down

2015-7 4/22/2015 @ 12:45 pm

NR Sonoma/Santa Rosa

Molino 1101 While moving energized conductor crew let top phase touch a buck phase causing a x phase blowing a line fuse

N/A yes no yes Primary OH Pole Replacement Inadequate control

2015-8 4/20/2015 @ 10:15 AM

CC SLO Paso 1101While removing a switch crew removed switch handle and switch fell closed causing a circuit interuption

N/A 0 no no yes Primary OH Reclosure removal ?

2015-9 4/2/2015 @ 10:34 AM

CV Fresno Caruthers 1105While dead ending wire crew lost controla of a tail into an energized circuit

N/A ? yes yes yes Primary OH ? Inadequate control

2015-10 3/10/2015 @ 15:00 PM

NR SonomaUnderarm service bus hooked to both hotlegs of open wire secondary causing a cross phase

N/A ? no no yes Secondary OH service Incorrect Connection

2015-11 6/7/2015 @ 09:47AM

CV Yosemite Gustine 1102Crew shook pole while digging next to it and brought #6 Cu down

S 44 ? Yes yes Primary OH Pole Replacement Wire Down

2015-12 20-Jun CC San Jose El Patio 1104While installing a Scada-‐ Mate Switch crew failed to verify it was closed dropping load when removing a temp jumper.

S 1 No No Yes Primary OH Switch Replacement

Human Performance

2015-13 21-Jun CV Yosemite DairyLand 1109Crew opened jumpers on tap, when re-‐connecting they did not connect back the same resulting in an out of phase condition damage a 3 phase pump

N/A 5 no no yes Primary OH Ag Incorrect Connection

2015-14 Aug. 3 NR Humbolt Harris 1108While transferring center phase of vertical construction crew made contact with top phase which had already been transferred to the new pole causing a cross phase.

yes no yes Primary OH Pole Replacement Inadequate control

2015-15 3-Oct CC San carlos Redwood City 410

While transfering secondary primary sliped through ties causing seconday and primary to to contact each other causing a cross phase.

Sustained 383 yes no yes Primary OH pole Replacement Inadequate control

2015-16 22-Oct NR Sacramento B 1101While building an elbow lineman did not install the pin in the elbow

61 no no yes Primary UG 56 Poor Workmanship

2015-17 30-Oct NR sacramento Peabody 2113 Crew mistakenly spliced new cable to abandoned cable 208 no no Yes Primary UG 56 Poor Workmanship

2015-18 26-Oct CC San Jose Mabury 1102Tail of conductor made contact with extension link causing a x phase

1997 yes no Yes Primary OH Pole Replacement Inadequate control

PG&E - 2015 Contractor Work Procedure Errors

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