OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221431257

INDIANOLA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

INDIANOLA, IA· 2022-01-18T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Cable, Contact, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Energized, Finger, Hand, Installing, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock
NAICS: 926130
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345746671
Employer profile: INDIANOLA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES
Summary number: 221431257
Report ID: 0751910

Event description

Two employees are burned while installing electric power lin

Investigation abstract

At 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2022, two employees were preparing a cable for installation into a transformer when the employee working on the opposite end of the cable about 1,200 feet away lost control of it and the cable conductor made contact with an electric source of 7,620 volts. The employees were both hospitalized to treat shock and burns to their hands and fingers.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015
#2 Hospitalized Age 45 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015

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