OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14336218
CROFT - MULLINS ELECTRIC CO., INC.
WARNER ROBINS, GA·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS PULLING AN UNDERGROUND CABLE AND WAS TO INSTALL IT UP AN LOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE SCENE MOVED THE BUCKET TO GET THE INJURED EMPLOYEE OFF THE POWER LINE. THE EMPLO YEE DIED OF HIS INJURIES 11 DAYS LATER. EXISTING UTILITY POLE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD USED CLASS 2 RUBBER INSULATING GLOVES W HILE HE WAS WORKING EARLIER IN THE DAY TO SET UP A ROPE AND PULLEY ON THE UTILIT Y POLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT GROUND LEVEL, THE PULLEY TURNED AND THE R OPE STARTED RUBBING AGAINST THE METAL UTILITY POLE. THE EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF THE WINCH AND GOT INTO AN AERIAL LIFT BUCKET TO STRAIGHTEN THE PULLEY. HE PUT HIS RU BBER GLOVES ON THE HOOKS IN THE BUCKET, BUT HE DID NOT DON THEM WHEN HE GOT INTO THE ENERGIZED AREA. WHEN THE BUCKET GOT TO THE LEVEL OF THE PULLEY, THE EMPLOYE E REACHED ACROSS A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE AND CONTACTED THE POLE. THE EMP
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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