OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14337158
L & M FENCE
JACKSONVILLE, FL·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU GUY
Investigation abstract
FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A FIELD FENCE LINE. THE LINE PASSED ALONGSIDE A U TILITY POLE ON WHICH THREE UNUSED, BUT ENERGIZED, TRANSFORMERS WERE MOUNTED. THE UTILITY POLE HAD A GUY AND A GROUND STAKE THAT EXTENDED 16 INCHES INTO THE FENC E LINE. THE GUY WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE GROUND STAKE, BUT WAS HELD OUT FROM THE UTILITY POLE, AT A POINT BEYOND THE GROUND STAKE, BY A PIGTAIL. ONE OF THE EMPL OYEES BEGAN TO REMOVE THE GUY FROM THE PATH OF THE FENCE. AS HE DID SO, THE SLAC K IN THE GUY CAUSED IT TO CONTACT ONE OF THE ENERGIZED TRANSFORMERS. THE EMPLOYE E WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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