OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457096

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

PEGRAM, TN· 2022-04-20T00:00:00

Event: Climbing, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Overhead Power Line
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345917082
Employer profile: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Summary number: 221457096
Report ID: 0420100
Project type: B
Construction end-use: O

Event description

Employee is killed in fall from overhead powerline tower

Investigation abstract

At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2022, an employee was unclipping static wire from the peak of an overhead powerline structure. The employee was climbing down from the tower and fell to the ground. The employee suffered severe trauma to the body and was killed.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7015

Fall distance
80

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