OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14455745
BURN,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THREE "UNDER ARM" 12-KILOVOLT DISCONNECTS ON A 12.5-K ILOVOLT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (7200 VOLTS TO GROUND). HE WAS WEARING APPROPRIATE P ERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND WAS USING AN A.B. CHANCE 4-FOOT HOTSTICK. THE E MPLOYEE WAS ON THE POLE, TRYING TO REMOVE AN ISOLATED JUMPER THAT WAS STILL ATTA CHED TO ITS INSULATOR PIN, WHEN HE CONTACTED THE POLE GROUND AND THE CENTER PHAS E. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE ELECTRIC CURR ENT EXITED AT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE TOES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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