OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400394

METAL RAIL,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UNTRAINED

1985-10-17T00:00:00

Event: METAL RAIL,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CONSTRUCTION,E C,ELECTRIC SHOCK,UNTRAINED
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14400394
Report ID: 626300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANGLE IRON

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WORKING AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS HANDLING AN ANGLE IRON (20.2 FEET LONG, 1.625 INCHES WIDE) AT THE TOP OF A FRAME BUILDING. THE ANGLE IRON CONTACT ED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 50 INCHES AWAY, AND THE EMPLOYEE REC EIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN GIV EN NO ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND THE POWER TO THE OVERHEAD LINE HAD NO T BEEN DEENERGIZED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
2

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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