OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532220

U.S. AIR FORCE

EIELSON AFB, AK· 1988-09-21T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107294274
Employer profile: U.S. AIR FORCE
Summary number: 14532220
Report ID: 1032100

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

#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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