OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532220
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC CABLE,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN HAD DEENERGIZED A 5000-VOLT REGULATOR. HOWEVER, HE HAD NOT LOCKED IT OUT OR TAGGED IT. THE ELECTRICIAN HAD REPLACED CABLES FOR AN UNDERGROUND POW ER LINE AND BEGAN SPLICING TWO OF THE CABLES. UNFORTUNATELY, ANOTHER PERSON HAD UNWITTINGLY ENERGIZED THE POWER LINE, AND THE ELECTRICIAN WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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