OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14264501
BURN,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,SLIP,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS WORKING ON AN EXISTING POLE IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSFERR ING THE 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE IT SUPPORTED TO A NEW POLE. THE EMPLOYEE W AS TIED OFF BELOW THE BRACE OF THE CROSSARM. HIS RIGHT FOOT CUT OUT AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. AS HE FELL, HE INSTINCTIVELY REACHED OUT AND CONTACTED TH E POWER LINE ABOVE HIM. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. HE HAD HIS RIGHT THUMB AMPUTATED, AND HE WAS TREATED FOR FULL THI CKNESS BURNS ON THE RIGHT HAND AND NERVE DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT L OWER LEG.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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