OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14289524

RICHARDSON-WAYLAND ELECTRICAL CORP.

HOPEWELL, VA· 1988-05-19T07:59:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, GUY, ELEC UTILITY WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18727818
Employer profile: RICHARDSON-WAYLAND ELECTRICAL CORP.
Summary number: 14289524
Report ID: 355111

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT WAS RAISING A 40-FOOT-LONG GUY SO THAT H E COULD FASTEN IT TO THE DOWN GUY ATTACHMENT ON A NEWLY INSTALLED UTILITY POLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE POSITIONED THE AERIAL LIFT, THE BACK OF HIS UPPER SHOULDER CONTA CTED A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS GROUNDED THROUGH THE GUY, WAS ELECTROCUTED. THERE WAS ALSO ARCING AT THE OUTRIGGERS OF THE AERIAL LI FT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
20

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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