OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253397

WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY

SALISBURY, NC· 1987-11-18T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #3020492
Employer profile: WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY
Summary number: 14253397
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU AERIAL LIFT

Investigation abstract

A TWO-MAN LINE CREW WAS ENERGIZING TWO PHASES OF A THREE-PHASE OVERHEAD SYSTEM ( 12.5 KILOVOLTS PHASE TO PHASE AND 7200 VOLTS PHASE TO GROUND) THE GROUNDMAN WAS GETTING MATERIAL OUT OF THE SIDE BIN ON THE TRUCK, WHILE THE LINEMAN WAS IN THE ELEVATED BUCKET, WORKING ON THE ENERGIZED LINES. THE LINEMAN SAID HE HEARD AN AR C, AND THE GROUNDMAN SHOUTED. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN ENERGIZED AND ELECTROCUTED THE GROUNDMAN.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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