OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #521054
CENTEL ELECTRIC COLORADO
ROCKY FORD, CO·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A power line crew was replacing transformers on a utility pole. One of the power line workers on the crew climbed the pole. He was not using any electrical prot ective equipment. He extended a conductive object inside the minimum approach di stance to the overhead power line. The conductive object contacted the power lin e, and the employee was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- CHEST (5)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Electrical power installers and repairers (577)
- Human factor
- MISJUDGMENT, HAZ. SITUATION (1)
- Environmental factor
- OTHER (18)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.