OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14397277
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A power line worker was repairing an electrical service. The employee was experi enced in the task and had received extensive training. The task was routine in n ature, and the employee was following company procedures. The service the employ ee was working on had been deenergized before he started working. However, while he was holding a service conductor, it became energized. The employee was elect rocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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