Everyone made it home safely with no lasting effects – aside from a story and a learning opportunity.Īlthough the scenario above ended without damage to individuals or property, the consequences could have been far worse. After an hour or so, the second crew arrived on the scene and were able to successfully lower the bucket to ground level. Fortunately, he was reasonably near the yard and able to contact dispatch, which sent a crew and a mechanic to his remote location. He then surveyed his options, only to discover the bucket bailout kit issued for his truck was missing. The lone worker made several attempts to operate the truck using the upper controls, but he was unsuccessful.
After completing the task, he found the upper controls of his truck to be non-functional. Upon arriving at the scene, the lineman quickly surveyed the work site, went about his pre-use inspection and then got to work in the bucket. Due to time constraints, time of day and ease of repair, he set off solo to complete his mission. The lineman assigned to the job had years of experience and assumed this task would be much like the hundreds of closed service tickets in his past.
In a frequent scenario, one of Colorado’s electric utility contractors was issued an urgent service ticket. Because of the common use of the trucks, it becomes easy for operators to become complacent in their equipment, inspection, operation and rescue plan – often defaulting to the last job safety analysis with limited consideration for the task at hand and the work environment. Bucket trucks are among the most frequently used pieces of equipment in a utility’s fleet.
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