OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14456867
BURN,CLOTHING,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRICAL FAULT,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
BURN - ARCING CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAULT
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT INSTALLING A JUMPER WIRE ON A 7200-V OLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE AERIAL LIFT HAD BEEN RAISED SO THAT A METAL PART OF THE LIFT WAS TOUCHING THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR ON THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDI NG AN 8-FOOT HOT STICK WITH ONE END OF THE 44-INCH JUMPER WIRE ATTACHED. THE EMP LOYEE RAISED THE HOT STICK UNTIL IT CONTACTED ONE OF THE ENERGIZED PHASE CONDUCT ORS ON THE POLE. THE OTHER (FREE) END OF THE JUMPER WIRE TOUCHED THE METAL POLE CLAMP ON THE AERIAL LIFT. THIS CAUSED A DIRECT FAULT TO THE NEUTRAL. THE EMPLOYE E RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS ARM AND ABDOMEN FROM THE RESULTING ELECTRIC ARC. THE EMP LOYEE WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL AND RELEASED.
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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