OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397137
COMMUNICATION TOWER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR,E GI IC
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
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#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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