OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14519318

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TREE TRIMMING,AERIAL LIFT

1985-11-13T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IA,TREE TRIMMING,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14519318
Report ID: 625700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU AERIAL LIFT

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING LINE-CLEARANCE TREE-TRIMMING WORK. ONE OF THEM WAS TRIMMING THE TREES FROM AN AERIAL LIFT (A BAKER MODEL M-45 BUCKET TRUCK). THE O THER WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAR THE TRIMMED BRANCHES FROM THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT HAD THE BUCKET WITHIN 2 FEET OF A 13.8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT MOVED THE BUCKET, THE BOOM CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE, ENERGIZING THE BOOM AND THE TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE TOUCHED THE BUCKET TRUCK. HE HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED IN T HE HAZARDS OF HIS WORK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
18

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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