OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14340608
BOOM TRUCK,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CPR,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UTILITY POLE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE CREW WAS REMOVING AN EXISTING UTILITY POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WA AND THE EMPLOYEE GUIDING THE POLE RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS. THE OPERATOR DIED OF ELECTROCUTION. THE OTHER INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, BUT WAS REVIVED T HROUGH THE APPLICATION OF CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND HOSPITALIZED. S OPERATING A DERRICK TRUCK, USING THE LOAD LINE AS A CHOKER ON THE POLE, TO PUL L IT OUT OF THE GROUND. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND WAS HOLDING ONTO THE BOTT OM OF THE POLE, WITHOUT THE USE OF A TAG LINE TO STEADY THE LOAD. THE EXISTING P OLE WAS 28 FEET FROM A HIGHWAY, AND POLES FOR A NEW LINE WERE LOCATED 31 FEET FR OM THE HIGHWAY. THE 14.4-KILOVOLT-TO-GROUND OVERHEAD POWER LINE WAS ABOUT 35 FEE T, 4 INCHES ABOVE THE GROUND. THE POWER LINE WAS NOT COVERED OR DEENERGIZED. THE DERRICK TRUCK WAS NOT GROUNDED. THE POLE BEING REMOVED HAD ITS GROUND WIRE STIL L STAPLED ALONG ITS LENGTH. THE POLE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, AND THE OPERATOR
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 17
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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