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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14481873

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,SLING,COMMUNICATION WORKER

Event
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,SLING,COMMUNICATION WORKER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14481873
Report ID
316400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SLING

Investigation abstract

Two telephone line workers and their supervisor arrived at a worksite to complet thought they were available on site. After completing the transfer, the employee removed the chain hoist and placed it on the messenger strand with his right ha nd while he was holding the wire rope sling with his left hand. He put both hand s on the wire rope sling; and, as he was moving it, it contacted the power line. The employee was electrocuted. (He also slid down the pole until his left foot spur lodged in the old pole and broke the fall.) e the transfer of a telephone line from existing poles to new poles that had bee n placed next to the old ones. After transferring the line at the fourth of five poles, one of the line workers climbed the fifth pole. He placed a screwdriver in the pole, 343 millimeters below a 7200-volt overhead power line. He used the screwdriver was to secure a wire rope sling that was 946 millimeters long and 13 millimeters in diameter. The sling, in turn, supported a chain hoist for raisin g the messenger strand bolt assembly, which was located 1.1 meters below the pow er line. The employee was not wearing rubber insulating gloves at the time even

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    10
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    527
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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