OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14511794
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CPR,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A 37-YEAR-OLD LINEMAN WITH 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTRING 120-V G PHYSICIAN LISTED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS CARDIAC ARREST DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK. OLT SECONDARY OVERHEAD POWER LINES. HE WAS WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT , INCLUDING RUBBER INSULATING GLOVES, AND WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT. AS HE WAS PERFORMING THIS JOB, HE SLUMPED DOWN IN THE BUCKET OF THE AERIAL LIFT, AND HIS COWORKERS THOUGHT THAT HE WAS ALIGNING THE WIRING. THE CREW FOREMAN CALLED O UT TO THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LIFT SEVERAL TIMES; AND, WHEN HE DID NOT RESPOND, THE CREW USED THE LOWER LIFT CONTROLS TO BRING HIM DOWN. CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITAT ION WAS ATTEMPTED TO NO AVAIL. NO BURN MARKS WERE FOUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSP ORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD ON ARRIVAL. THE ATTENDIN
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Task assigned
- 1
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