OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14423990

UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY

CHARLESTON, MO· 1988-06-14T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CUTOUT SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #106560857
Employer profile: UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY
Summary number: 14423990
Report ID: 729300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PART

Investigation abstract

A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS INSTALLING A PIN FOR A NEW PHASE CONDUCTOR FOR AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EXISTING LINES AND EQUIPMENT WERE STI LL ENERGIZED; HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING ANY ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUI PMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD BEEN FURNISHED BY HIS EMPLOYER. THE WRENCH HE WAS USIN G SLIPPED AND CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED CUTOUT WHILE HIS OTHER HAND WAS ON THE GROU ND WIRE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 52 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
29

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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