OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14503932

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ANTENNA,E GI IC

1989-06-09T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ANTENNA,E GI IC
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14503932
Report ID: 729700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANTENNA

Investigation abstract

The owner of a veterinary clinic and three employees were installing a radio tow er with an antenna. As they were raising the tower by hand, the antenna fell int o a 13.2-kilovolt (7200-volt-to-ground) overhead power line. One employee was el ectrocuted. The owner, three other employees, and two other individuals, who wer e at the site at the time of the accident, received electric shocks and were hos pitalized for their injuries. The owner died of electrocution 2 days after the a ccident.

Victims (5)

#1 Fatality Age 69 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 17 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#5 Fatality Age 47 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1

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