OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #170395800

NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER COROPORATION

LITTLE FALLS, NY· 1988-07-27T15:30:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #18147504
Employer profile: NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER COROPORATION
Summary number: 170395800
Report ID: 215800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DEENERGIZED SWITCHES NEAR AN ENERGIZE D 46-KILOVOLT BUS. HE WAS STANDING ON AN I-BEAM 21 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TO PERF ORM THIS WORK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED BUS AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 28 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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