OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14401889
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS WORKING IN THE BUCKET OF AN INSULATED AERIAL LIFT. HE WA S INSTALLING A NEW (DEENERGIZED) OVERHEAD POWER LINE NEAR A TEMPORARY, ENERGIZED 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD LINE. THE NEW LINE WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE ENERG IZED LINE HAD PIGTAILS PROTRUDING FROM THE TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS. THE UPPER CONT ROLS FOR THE AERIAL LIFT WERE LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE , WHO WAS NOT WEARING INSULATING GLOVES, MOVED THE BUCKET TOO CLOSE TO THE PIGTA IL ON ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE PIGTAIL WITH HIS HAND WH ILE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A GROUNDED, DEENERGIZED LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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