OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494132

VOLTAGE BACKFEED,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK

1985-06-05T00:00:00

Event: VOLTAGE BACKFEED,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14494132
Report ID: 627400

Event description

Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Investigation abstract

An employee was reattaching a jumper wire to a 7200-volt overhead power line. He did not realize that the jumper was energized by voltage backfeed from transfor mers on the load side. The employee grabbed the jumper wire with his right hand as his left hand touched a guy. The employee was electrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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