OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14308233
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A JOURNEYMAN POWER LINE WORKER WAS REPLACING CONDUCTORS ON A THREE-PHASE, 4160-V WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE REACHED UP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AS IF TO GET MORE LEVERAG E, AND CONTACTED THE INSULATOR BRACKET ON THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTE D. THE APPRENTICE PULLED THE LINE WORKER OFF THE ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE LINE WORKER HAD BEEN WORKING WITH HIS EMPLOYER FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS AND HAD CLAIMED 25 YEARS PRIOR EXPERIENCE. OLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE AND A THIRD-STEP APPRENTICE WERE WORKING FROM THE TW O-PERSON BUCKET OF A HIGH RANGER AERIAL LIFT (MODEL NUMBER UTL-5EI-48) MOUNTED O N AN INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. THEY WERE WORKING NEXT TO A UTILITY POLE. THE APPRENTI CE WAS WEARING RUBBER INSULATING GLOVES AND SLEEVES, BUT THE LINE WORKER WAS WEA RING RUBBER SLEEVES WITH LEATHER WORK GLOVES ONLY. HIS RUBBER GLOVES WERE INSIDE THE BUCKET. THE APPRENTICE WAS REPLACING THE COPPER CONDUCTORS WITH ALUMINUM ON ES. THE LINE WORKER HAD RELOCATED TWO OF THE PHASE CONDUCTORS AND WAS RELOCATING THE THIRD ONE NEAR THE CENTER OF THE WOOD CROSSARM. AS HE LIFTED THE CONDUCTOR
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 55 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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