OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14521348
POWER LINE WORKER,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS,UNGUARDED,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
FALL FROM AERIAL LIFT
Investigation abstract
A power line worker was in an aerial lift, working on an overhead power line. Th e guard for the aerial lift's upper controls was broken, and a shield wire that was lying across the bucket activated them. This caused the lower boom to rise, which in turn strained the leveling rods. The bucket flipped to a horizontal pos ition; and the employee, who was not wearing any personal fall protection equipm ent, fell out. He fell about 56 feet and struck his head on the rear passenger-s ide outrigger. He died of head injuries sustained in the fall.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 48 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 24
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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