OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14377683

PHILLIPS ELECTRIC INC.

HARVEY, IL· 1988-08-04T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, TEST EQUIPMENT, E PTD, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101129856
Employer profile: PHILLIPS ELECTRIC INC.
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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