OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14517809

CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

BRUCE, FL· 1986-01-06T00:00:00

Event: DIGGER-DERRICK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #100342427
Employer profile: CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.
Summary number: 14517809
Report ID: 419700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU UTIL POLE

Investigation abstract

A LINE CREW WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE A BROKEN UTILITY POLE. THE OLD POLE HAD BEEN SUPPORTING THREE OVERHEAD POWER LINES THAT WERE ENERGIZED EVEN THOUGH THE CIRCU IT BREAKER FOR THE LINES HAD BEEN PULLED. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WEARING RUBBER I NSULATING GLOVES, WAS GUIDING THE NEW POLE INTO PLACE. AS THE POLE WAS BEING POS ITIONED, IT CONTACTED ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LINES. THE EMPLOYEE WHO HAD BEEN GUIDI NG THE POLE ACCIDENTALLY CONTACTED THE GROUNDED TRUCK AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN ENERGIZED THROUGH THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE POLE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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