OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567986
ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,UNDRGRD INSTALLATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UNDRGRD POWER LINE
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
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#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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