OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14560544
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,CABLE TV WORK,E TC,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,CONCUSSION
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - POSSIBLE CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING FROM A UTILITY POLE INSTALLING COAXIAL CABLE TELEVISION CABLE. HE WAS WORKING AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 18 FEET. THE EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE P OLE AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND RUPTURE OF HIS RIGHT VENTRICLE. A 2400-VOLT OV ERHEAD POWER LINE WAS LOCATED IN THE WORK AREA ON THE POLE. THE ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY (AT THE REQUEST OF THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT) REMOVED HAIR THAT APPEA RED TO MATCH THE EMPLOYEE'S FROM THE OVERHEAD LINE. ALTHOUGH THE CAUSE OF THE FA LL IS NOT KNOWN FOR CERTAIN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK RESULTING FROM CONTACT WITH THE OVERHEAD LINE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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