OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250252
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,PROTECTIVE GROUNDING,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,TRUCK,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,ELECTRIC SHOCK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS OPERATING A REEL TRUCK ON A POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION JOB. THE LINE BEING PULLED WAS DEENERGIZED; HOWEVER, AN EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE SUPPO RTED ON A UTILITY POLE NEARBY WAS ENERGIZED. NEITHER THE REEL TRUCK NOR THE LINE BEING INSTALLED WERE GROUNDED. THE LINE BEING INSTALLED CONTACTED THE EXISTING ENERGIZED LINE AND BECAME ENERGIZED ITSELF. THE EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE REEL TRUC K RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHILE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A RADIO MICROPHONE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK CAB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOS PITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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