OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377683

ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE

1988-08-04T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,TEST EQUIPMENT,E PTD,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14377683
Report ID: 521700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY REPAIR OF AN UNDERGROUND POWER LINE LOCATED IN A TRENCH. THE LINE HE WAS WORKING ON WAS STIL L ENERGIZED. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE EMPLOYEE'S TEST EQUIPMENT MAY HAVE MALFUNC TIONED OR MAY HAVE BEEN MISREAD. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK WH ILE HE WAS STRIPPING THE CONDUCTORS TO MAKE THE REPAIR.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 45 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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