OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14507339
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SWITCH,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC SWITCH
Investigation abstract
A JOURNEYMAN LINE WORKER WAS REMOVING COPPER BRAID BUS WIRE AND WAS REPLACING IT WITH SOLID COPPER BUS BARS TO IMPROVE SUBSTATION OPERATING EFFICIENCY. THE AREA ON TOP OF THE SUBSTATION WHERE WORK WAS PERFORMED WAS DEENERGIZED; HOWEVER AN A JACENT AREA CONTAINED ENERGIZED PARTS. THE JOURNEYMAN TOOK A SHORTCUT ACROSS A B EAM IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL PARTS. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT SWITCH AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 38 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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