OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14253454
WILLIAMS ELECTRIC CO.
STATESVILLE, NC·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CAPACITOR BANK AND TRANSFORMER AS PART OF A POWER L INE CONSTRUCTION JOB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT TO PERFORM TH E CAPACITOR INSTALLATION. THE EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE BUCKET OF THE AERIAL LIFT. WH ILE HE WAS ON THE GROUND, HE REMOVED HIS RUBBER INSULATING GLOVES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE HOT WEATHER. HIS SUPERVISOR INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAKE A BREAK DURING THE TIME THAT THE SUPERVISOR WENT TO USE THE TELEPHONE. WHILE THE SUPERVISOR WAS GO NE, THE EMPLOYEE WENT BACK UP TO THE ENERGIZED LINES WITHOUT HIS RUBBER GLOVES. HE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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