OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14232102
CONEX INC.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL TOOL
Investigation abstract
A painter was painting the exterior of a building. An aluminum extension pole th e employee was using contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and the employee was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 39 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Painters, construction and maintenance (579)
- Human factor
- MALFUNC IN SECURING/WARNING OP (4)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.