OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14303770

E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,COMMUNICATION CABLE,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,SUSPENSION STRAND

1986-01-29T06:00:00

Event: E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,COMMUNICATION CABLE,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,SUSPENSION STRAND
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14303770
Report ID: 257260

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - APPARENT GROUND FAULT IN SUSPENSION STRAND

Investigation abstract

An employee was clearing an area. He climbed on a ladder leaning on a vine-cover ed post. While pulling at the vines, he put his left foot on a metal plate, and his left hand contacted the suspension strand for a telephone cable. The employe e was electrocuted. An overhead power line was located about 1.2 meters (4 feet) above the telephone line.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 57 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
889

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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