OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14506927

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

1984-08-31T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14506927
Report ID: 830500

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK -- DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRICAL LINEMAN WAS INSTALLING NEW UTILITY POLES. HE WAS APPARENTLY MOVING A PHASE CONDUCTOR FROM AN OLD POLE TO AN ADJACENT NEW POLE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTAC TED A 7200-VOLT LINE OR AN ENERGIZED TRANSFORMER BELOW WHERE HE WAS WORKING. HE CONTACTED THE LINE AND WAS SHOCKED BELOW HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE CURRENT EXITED HIS BODY AT HIS LEFT FOOT ADJACENT TO THE STIRRUP OF HIS CLIMBING SPIKES. THE EMPLO YEE REMAINED CONSCIOUS FOR 5 MINUTES. APPARENTLY, THE GROUND MAN HAD NO EQUIPMEN T FOR RESCUE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
22

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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