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Ghostrider
09-05-2007, 03:12 PM
We were told that Potelco had 3 electrical contacts on PSE property. Anyone know if everone is OK and what happened. I thought PSE was a sticking area. How did they make contact if they were sticking?

gotlift
09-05-2007, 10:42 PM
One was in the street light division. Second step ape cutting secondary with bologna cutters. Cut through two hot phases at the same time.
Second one was a second step ape in a bucket working on secondary or 750 terms (heard both stories from GF)finger came in contact with primary phase.
Third was not on PSE property but some where in Oregon.
How's the Tuna fishing?

Stinger
09-08-2007, 09:33 AM
Ghostrider, never heard of this compnay. Are they union, non-union, where do the mostly work?

gotlift
09-08-2007, 05:16 PM
Potelco is in the Pacific Northwest. They are union.

gotlift
09-09-2007, 05:01 PM
With in the last 4-5 weeks

Trampbag
09-09-2007, 06:04 PM
Potelco is a Quanta Services Company. The following is a list of Quanta Services Companies and their locations, elecrical only.

Considering that Quanta operates under so many names, both union and non-union, you need to consider this list when you look at the accidents that happen, where, and which company. Quanta is having a lot of serious accidents.






Allteck Line Contractors, Inc. Northwest 4940 Still Creek Avenue
604-294-8151 Burnaby, British Columbia CANADA

Arby Construction, Inc. North Central 19705 W. Lincoln Avenue
262-549-1919 New Berlin WI

Croce Electric Company, Inc. Northeast 2 Betty Street
617-394-0900 Everett MA

Dillard Smith Construction Company Southeast 4001 Industry Dr.
423-894-4336 Chattanooga TN

Environmental Professional Associates, Limited California 1441 Garden Highway
530-790-7270 Yuba City CA

Intermountain Electric, Inc. Midwest 602 South Lipan Street
303-733-7248 Denver CO

IRBY Construction Company South 817 S. State Street
601-709-4729 Jackson MS

North Houston Pole Line, Inc. South 1608 Margaret Street
713-691-3616 Houston TX

Northern Line Layers, Inc. Mountain 6780 Trade Center Ave.
406-652-1759 Billings MT

P.D.G. Electric Company Southeast 2723 17th Street East
941-721-3400 Palmetto FL

PAR Electrical Contractors, Inc. Midwest 4770 N. Belleview Avenue
816-474-9340 Kansas City MO

Parkside Utility Construction Company Northeast 123 King Phillip Street
401-351-6681 Johnston RI

Potelco, Inc. Northwest 14103 8th Street East
253-863-0484 Sumner WA

Seaward Corporation Northeast 1 Route 236
207-439-5900 Kittery MA

Spalj Construction Company North Central 22360 Country Road 2
218-546-6022 Deerwood MN

Sumter Utilities, Inc. Southeast 1151 North Pike West
803-469-8585 Sumter SC

The Ryan Company, Inc. Northeast 25 Constitution Drive
508-742-2500 Taunton MA

Underground Construction Co., Inc. California 5145 Industrial Way
707-746-8800 Benicia CA

World Fiber, Inc. Northeast 5670 Howard Gap Road,
828-697-5655 Flat Rock, NC




Actually Quanta is just one of the “Super Contractors”. Here is an interesting articles from 2001.


http://tdworld.com/mag/power_emerging_super_contractors/index.html

Trampbag
09-11-2007, 11:14 AM
Here is another group, like Quanta Services. It is called the MYR Group and the list of contractors under their umbrella is recognisable to many on this site.

These are subsidiary companies of The MYR Group:

LE Myers Co

Hawkeye Construction

Sturgeon Electric Company

Harlan Electric Company

Great Southwestern Construction


http://www.myrgroup.com/subsidiaries/subsidiaries.asp

Oregon Lineman
09-26-2007, 09:35 PM
The third one was in central Oregon, the 1 st step app. was left in an energized UG Vlt. By himself and was not told that it was energized. They had been working on de-energized cable. He seen that the bleed wire on the DE cap was not tied down and figured he would tie it down, since that what they had been doing. It bit him, he was not hurt just scared. But the potential was there. We need to take responsibility to make sure these kids know and never should he been left in the Vlt. let be put into it. It was his 1st call out. So he knows nothing. From what I hear from the crew he is with now, think he is doing great and has potenital. Maybe it was his 1st crews problem, like a history of injury?