Case Study: Gary Mcnamee

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On August 11, 2015 at approximately 4:30 pm, Gary McNamee (Asset Protection Specialist) was in West Terra Haute Indiana when he approached a Duke Energy work zone. The Duke contract crews were involved in a Transmission line rebuild. Gary noticed a work zone infraction and made the decision to step up and address the issue. Gary admits that he gave thoughts to the fact that he was 2 hours away from home and it was 4:30 pm. He also admits that a safety stand-down earlier in the day had a profound effect on his decision to intervene. What appeared at first to be a work zone issue turned quickly into many more safety issues. Safety Issue #1: Contract crew vehicles (a dump truck, a pickup truck, and a large front end loader) were parked on the