OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527006

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE

1985-06-21T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527006
Report ID: 418800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU UTLTY POLE

Investigation abstract

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE SETTING A WOODEN UTILITY POLE NEAR A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POW ER LINE. THE LINE WAS NOT DEENERGIZED OR GUARDED, NOR DID THE EMPLOYEES WEAR ELE CTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. WHEN THE POLE BEING SET CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LIN E, THE EMPLOYEE HOLDING THE BUTT END OF THE POLE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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