OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14520852

MT. CARMEL PUBLIC UTILITY CO.

MT. CARMEL, IL· 1988-04-12T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRANSFORMER, UTILITY POLE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102580727
Employer profile: MT. CARMEL PUBLIC UTILITY CO.
Summary number: 14520852
Report ID: 524530

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH TRANSFORMER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE CLIMBED A UTILITY POLE TO INSTALL A CUT-OUT FUSE HOLDER ABOVE A TRAN SFORMER. AFTER POSITIONING HIMSELF ABOVE THE TRANSFORMER, THE EMPLOYEE TIED HIMS ELF OFF. HE DID NOT DEENERGIZE THE TRANSFORMER BEFORE REPOSITIONING HIMSELF TO T HE ENERGIZED SIDE OF THE POLE. WHILE MOVING AROUND THE POLE, HE CONTACTED THE EN ERGIZED TRANSFORMER AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 43 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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