OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14379275

BURN,CLOTHING,E GI III,ELECTRICAL,BUSBAR,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UNTRAINED,AERIAL LIFT

1988-04-21T00:00:00

Event: BURN,CLOTHING,E GI III,ELECTRICAL,BUSBAR,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UNTRAINED,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14379275
Report ID: 524500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - ELECTRIC ARC FROM WORKING TOO CLOSE

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING FROM A SCISSOR LIFT, PAINTING EQUIPMENT IN THE SUBSTA TION OF AN ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION PLANT. A PORTION OF THE SUBSTATION HAD BEEN DEENERGIZED, AND THE ENERGIZED PORTION HAD BEEN ROPED OFF. THE EMPLOYEES HAD BE EN INSTRUCTED TO WORK OUTSIDE THE ROPED-OFF AREA AND TO STAY 5 TO 10 FEET AWAY F ROM THE ENERGIZED BUSBARS WITHIN THE STATION. WHILE THE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING, THE OPERATOR OF THE LIFT MANEUVERED IT INTO THE ROPED-OFF, ENERGIZED AREA. WHEN HE DID THIS, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE LIFT WAS TOO CLOSE TO AN ENERGIZED BUS, A ND IT ARCED OVER TO THE HIM. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FOURTH DEGREE BURNS O N BOTH HIS ARMS, WHICH WERE AMPUTATED AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Nature of injury
1

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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