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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14504906

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

Event
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14504906
Report ID
728500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

Investigation abstract

AN AUTOMOBILE RAN INTO A UTILITY POLE CARRYING OVERHEAD POWER LINES ENERGIZED AT 7200 VOLTS TO GROUND. AN EMERGENCY CREW RESTORED POWER TO THE AREA AND DISCONNE CTED SOME OF THE SWITCHES ON NEARBY POLES. ANOTHER CREW, CONSISTING OF A LINE FO REMAN, TWO LINEMEN, TWO TREE TRIMMERS, AND A PIPE FITTER, WAS SENT TO REPLACE TH E DOWNED POLE AND REPAIR THE LINES. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PICKED UP ONE OF THE DO WNED LINES AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE LINE WAS ENERGIZED THROUGH CONTACT WITH THE ENERGIZED BLADE OF AN OPEN SWITCH.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    1
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    13
    Source
    15
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    2
    Environmental factor
    13
    Task assigned
    2

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