OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #594226

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ARMOR ROD,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK

1988-08-09T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ARMOR ROD,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 594226
Report ID: 419400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ARMOR ROD

Investigation abstract

A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL L IFT BUCKET. HE WAS NOT WEARING RUBBER INSULATING EQUIPMENT, NOR DID HE HAVE INSU LATING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON THE OVERHEAD POWER LINE HE WAS WORKING AROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE BROUGHT AN ARMOR ROD INTO CONTACT WITH THE EN ERGIZED POWER LINE.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 42 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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