OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567986

WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY OF SHELBY

GEORGETOWN, SC· 1988-09-01T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105457501
Employer profile: WILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY OF SHELBY
Summary number: 14567986
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH UNDERGROUND LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN UNDERGROUND TRANSFORMER FOR A HOUSING SUBDIVISION. THE EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT THE 7200-VOLT UNDERGROUND POWER LINE HAD BEEN DEENERG IZED. HOWEVER, IT APPARENTLY WAS NOT, AS HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 35 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
1

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
555

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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