OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14402267
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,E GI IA,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BURN,ELECTROCUTED,LOAD LINE,CRANE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE
Investigation abstract
Two employees were removing a lighting pole. The pole had two arms with a lighti right side, contacting the energized pole. He was electrocuted. The employee at the base of the pole jumped free of the pole. However, he also received an elec tric shock and sustained burns to his hand as he tried to pull his coworker from the pole. ng fixture on each arm. The pole was 12.8 meters (42 feet) high and 6.4 meters ( 21 feet) away from a 7200-volt overhead power line. The power line was located 8 .8 meters (29 feet) above the ground. A crane raised the pole so that it could c lear its mounting bolts and then moved the pole until it was about 4.6 meters (1 5 feet) away from the power lines before lowering it. One of the employees was s tanding on the base of the pole as it was being lowered. The other employee was standing about 0.6 meters (2 feet) from the pole as the top of the light contact ed the overhead line. This employee received an electric shock and fell onto his
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 17 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 53 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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