OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397137

WILBUR L. ANDERSON DBA WESTERN TOWER

MENARD, TX· 1988-05-19T16:00:00

Event: COMMUNICATION TOWER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, E GI IC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102454782
Employer profile: WILBUR L. ANDERSON DBA WESTERN TOWER
Summary number: 14397137
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW WIRING FOR THE LIGHTS ON A COMMUNICATION TOWER. T HE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE OLD WIRING FROM THE TOWER AND DROPPED IT ACROSS A 72-KIL OVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE LOCATED ABOUT 9 FEET TO THE SOUTH OF THE TOWER. THE EM PLOYEE DESCENDED THE TOWER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE OLD CONDUCTOR FROM THE OVERHEAD LINE, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
43

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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