OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14418321

METAL RAIL,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,TIE WIRE,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,HAND TOOL

1989-09-07T00:00:00

Event: METAL RAIL,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,TIE WIRE,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,HAND TOOL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14418321
Report ID: 728500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BRACKET

Investigation abstract

A POWER LINE CREW WAS PLACING NEW UTILITY POLES AND WAS MOVING A 7200-VOLT OVERH EAD POWER LINE FROM OLD POLES TO THE NEW ONES. AN EMPLOYEE PLACED A WRENCH ON A BRACKET NEAR AN ENERGIZED TIE WIRE THAT WAS IN CONTACT WITH A PHASE CONDUCTOR BU T WAS STILL LOOSE ON BOTH ENDS. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS ONLY ABOUT 16 INCHES FRO M THE CONDUCTOR. ELECTRIC CURRENT ARCED FROM THE ALUMINUM TIE WIRE TO A BRACKET THAT HE WAS TOUCHING AT TWO POINTS. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO HAD HIS RIGHT LEG ON A GRO UNDED TRANSFORMER MOUNT AND WHO WAS NOT USING ANY ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMEN T, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 49 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
8

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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