OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14371413

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,FALL,PAINTER

1984-08-27T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E GI III,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,FALL,PAINTER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14371413
Report ID: 522000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO SCRAPE RUST FROM AND PAINT THE ROOFS OF A WAREHOUSE AND AN ADJACENT COMPACTOR. AN EXTENSION LADDER WAS USED FOR ACCESS TO THE COMPAC TOR ROOF. THE EMPLOYEE THEN CLIMBED FROM THE COMPACTOR ROOF TO THE WAREHOUSE ROO F. WHILE CLIMBING ABOUT ON THE ROOFS, THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEA D POWER LINE WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. THE OVERHEAD POWER LINE WAS 67 INCHES ABOVE THE WAREHOUSE ROOF. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. HE ALSO FELL TO THE CEMENT APRON AT GROUND LEVEL.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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