OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14532345
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,SWITCHGEAR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A FIBERGLASS PAD-MOUNTED SWITCH BOX USED TO HANDLE HI GH-VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT AND CONDUCTORS. HE WAS HANDLING AN UNLABELED BLACKBURN LOAD BREAK ELBOW CABLE CONNECTOR. HE HAD NOT TESTED THE CONNECTOR TO DETERMINE WHETHE R OR NOT IT WAS ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SPECIAL TOOL TO REMOVE THE P IN FOR THE METAL GUARD FROM THE LOAD BREAK ELBOW. HE CONTACTED PARTS ENERGIZED A T ABOUT 4300 VOLTS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE CURRENT ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS WERE HIS HANDS AND HIS LEFT LEG. A SECOND EMPLOYEE ON THE SCENE KNOCKED THE ELBOW FRO M THE FIRST EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 42 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 23
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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