OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14496186

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

1985-01-12T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14496186
Report ID: 627100

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH LIVE PART THRU JUMPER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ON A UTILITY POLE TO DISCONNECT PRIMARY PHASE CONDUCTORS. HE USE D A HOT STICK TO REMOVE THE JUMPER CONDUCTORS FROM ALL THREE PHASE CONDUCTORS. O NE OF THE JUMPERS WAS STIFF AND REMAINED NEAR THE PRIMARY PHASE CONDUCTOR WHEN I T WAS DISCONNECTED. THE EMPLOYEE THEN STARTED TO REMOVE THE JUMPER CONDUCTORS FR OM THEIR RESPECTIVE CUT-OUT SWITCHES. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE STIFF JUMPER, IT DRO PPED BACK INTO CONTACT WITH THE PRIMARY PHASE CONDUCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTR OCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 37 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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