OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14250815

DUKE POWER CO

HUNTERSVILLE, NC· 1986-03-21T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15287584
Employer profile: DUKE POWER CO
Summary number: 14250815
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM AN INSULATED AERIAL LIFT, MAKING CONNECTIONS ON A C APACITOR CONTROL CABLE THAT WAS 32 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECT ROCUTED WHEN ONE OF HIS HANDS CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHILE H IS OTHER HAND WAS IN CONTACT WITH A GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING ELECTRICA L PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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