OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #514554
ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,SWITCHGEAR
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK FOR AN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ON A 690 0-VOLT DH-P METAL-CLAD SWITCHGEAR CUBICLE. HE WAS WORKING ON THE WESTINGHOUSE BR EAKER (SHOP ORDER NO. 795A646-G02). HE WAS TIGHTENING A LUG IN THE BREAKER, WHIC H HAD BEEN TAGGED OUT BUT WHICH WAS STILL ENERGIZED BY ANOTHER SOURCE. THE EMPLO YEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. NO TEST HAD BEEN PERFORMED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE BREAKER WAS ENERGIZED. ADDITIONALLY, THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THERE WAS INADEQUATE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE AND THE MAINTENANCE CO MPANY REGARDING THE NATURE OF THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND THE EXTENT OF THE TAG OUT PROCEDURE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 22 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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