OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221417827

KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD - ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS

KNOXVILLE, TN· 2021-12-06T00:00:00

Event: Contact, Disconnecting Means, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Hand, Hand Tool, High Voltage, Knee, Power Line Worker, Transformer
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345678635
Employer profile: KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD - ELECTRICAL OPERATIONS
Summary number: 221417827
Report ID: 0454734

Event description

Employee is burned when contacting electrical current

Investigation abstract

At 7:45 a.m. on December 6, 2021, an employee was using a probe tool to bleed an electrical shock and electrical burns to his left hand and left knee. static electricity from the elbows on the primary side of a transformer in order to disconnect it. The transformer would then be lifted and set aside so that the pad could be repaired and then it would be set back into place and reconnected. The employee was only using one glove to hold the tool as he believed that all of the cables had been de-energized. The cables were not tested or grounded. When the employee made contact with the primary voltage with the tool, his exposed left hand received an electrical shock that exited his left knee which was contacting the transformer cabinet. The employee was hospitalized to treat

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015

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