OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14262307

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,EXTENSION HANDLE,PAINTER,SCAFFOLD

1984-10-26T17:30:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,EXTENSION HANDLE,PAINTER,SCAFFOLD
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14262307
Report ID: 452110

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TOOL

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING THE METAL ROOF OF A WAREHOUSE. HE WAS USING A PAINT ROL LER WITH A 10-FOOT ALUMINUM EXTENSION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING FROM A MOBILE S CAFFOLD 19 FEET HIGH. THE PLANKING CONSISTED OF AN ALL-ALUMINUM DECK COVERED BY PLYWOOD. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING THE ROOF, HIS ALUMINUM EXTENSION CONTACTED (OR THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC ARC TO) THE 4800-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE POWER LINE WAS ABOUT 10 FEET AWAY FROM THE WAREHOUSE ROOF, ABOUT 3 FEET FROM THE BACK OF THE SCAFFOLD, AND ABOUT 27 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTE D.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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