OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14447627
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FALLEN LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT HAD BEEN DOWNED BY A FALLEN TREE IN A RECENT THUNDERSTORM. THE FUSE ON THIS LINE HAD BEEN OPENED, DEENERGIZING IT. HOWEVER, WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING THE LINE, IT FELL ACRO SS ANOTHER 7200-VOLT LINE ON THE SAME POLE. THIS ENERGIZED THE FALLEN LINE, ELEC TROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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