OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14399505
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A LINEMAN WAS CLIMBING A UTILITY POLE TO SECURE OVERHEAD POWER LINES TO THE CROS S MEMBER OF THE POLE. THE POLE HAD BEEN ADDED IN THE LINE TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO AN ADJACENT BUILDING. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING TO A WORKING POSITION, HIS FA CE CONTACTED ONE OF THE LINES, WHICH WAS ENERGIZED AT 7200 VOLTS. THE CURRENT EX ITED HIS RIGHT HAND, WHICH WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE POLE. HE WAS NOT WEARING RUBB ER GLOVES.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 29
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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