OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400279

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT

1985-08-29T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400279
Report ID: 626300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A power line worker was installing armor rods on a grounded phase conductor. He was working from an insulated aerial lift mounted on a 1978 Ford truck The armor rods were sitting in the aerial lift bucket. The employee contacted an energize d phase on the 7200-volt overhead power line and was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
11

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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