OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14254536
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,METAL LADDER,ELECTRIC SHOCK,E GI IB
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER
Investigation abstract
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE RAISING A LADDER TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION IN ORDER TO MOVE IT FROM ONE SECTION OF A BUILDING TO ANOTHER. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS SUPPORTING THE BASE OF THE 28-FOOT METAL EXTENSION LADDER, WHILE THE OTHER TWO WERE RAISING THE OTH ER END (PRESUMABLY BY WALKING TOWARD THE FIRST EMPLOYEE). THE LADDER TILTED BACK WARDS AND CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE BA SE OF THE LADDER, WHO HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND BOTH HANDS ON THE LADD ER, WAS ELECTROCUTED. ONE OF THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES WAS KNOCKED FREE OF THE LAD DER; THE SECOND ONE DANGLED FROM A RUNG AND WAS NOT GROUNDED. BOTH OF THESE EMPL OYEES RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS, BUT WERE NOT HOSPITALIZED.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 599
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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