OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14237119

ERECTION PROCESS,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E C,METAL RAIL,ELECTROCUTED,FALL

1984-09-05T00:00:00

Event: ERECTION PROCESS,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E C,METAL RAIL,ELECTROCUTED,FALL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14237119
Report ID: 626600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANGLE IRON

Investigation abstract

AN IRONWORKER WAS BRIDGING METAL ROOF JOISTS WITH 20-FOOT-LONG ANGLE IRON. HE WA S STANDING ON THE METAL JOISTS WITH HIS BACK TO AN ENERGIZED 19.9-KILOVOLT OVERH EAD POWER LINE. AS HE WAS MANEUVERING THE ANGLE IRON, IT CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. (NO FALL PROTECTION WA S USED.)

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 44 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
597

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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