OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221685506

APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

RUTLEDGE, TN— 2024-07-23T00:00:00

Event: Bucket, Bucket Truck, Contact, Cutout Switch, Electric Shock, Electric Switch, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Fuse, Lack of Engineering Controls, Overhead Power Line, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Protective Clothing, Shock, Transformer, Work Surface
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347635559
Employer profile: APPALACHIAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Summary number: 221685506
Report ID: 0454716

Event description

Employee connecting transformer wires dies when electrocuted

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 a.m. on July 23, 2024, an employee working as a lineman for an electric power cooperative was working from a bucket truck switching out transformers at a residence. The employee successfully swapped out the transformer and began connecting the existing wires. At some point, the employee inadvertently contacted an energized switch cutout with his right shoulder. The employee was shocked and died due to electrocution.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015

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