OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567291

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,EXTENSION HANDLE,PAINTER

1984-08-09T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,EXTENSION HANDLE,PAINTER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14567291
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TOOL

Investigation abstract

FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE PAINTING THE TIN ROOF OF A CHURCH. THE EMPLOYEES HAD FINISHE D THE MAIN PORTION OF THE CHURCH AND WERE PAINTING THE BACK PORCH AREA. TWO OF T HE EMPLOYEES CONTINUED TO USE THE ALUMINUM EXTENSIONS ON THEIR PAINT ROLLERS, IN STEAD OF CHANGING TO THE NONCONDUCTIVE WOODEN EXTENSIONS. WHILE MAKING A BACKSTR OKE WITH THE ALUMINUM EXTENSION HANDLE, ONE EMPLOYEE MADE CONTACT WITH THE OVERH EAD POWER LINES NEXT TO THE CHURCH. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 21 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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