OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511448

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

1985-12-12T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,PROTECTIVE GROUNDING,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14511448
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A LINEMAN CLIMBED A 45-FOOT UTILITY POLE TO SPLICE A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LI NE. HE WAS SUPPORTED BY HIS SAFETY BELT AND STRAP AND BY HIS CLIMBERS. HE THOUGH T THE LINE WAS DEENERGIZED AND TOUCHED IT WITHOUT USING ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQ UIPMENT. HOWEVER, THE LINE WAS, IN FACT, ENERGIZED; AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTRO CUTED. HE HAD NOT TESTED THE LINE TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS DEENERGIZED, N OR HAD HE GROUNDED THE LINE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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