OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #601310
BURN,CLOTHING,METAL WIRE,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - CONTACT WITH O'HEAD LINE THRU ROD
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 7620-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE FROM A TRANSFORMER BAN L ONTO THE ARMOR RODS, CAUSING THEM TO MOVE AND CONTACT THE POWER LINE. THERE WA S AN ELECTRIC ARC INSIDE THE BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BUCKET WAS ELECTROCUTED . WHEN THE BUCKET WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE SECOND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS HANDS AS HE TRIED TO PUT OUT THE RESULTING FIRE AND APPLY FIRST AID. K TO A NEW POLE AND TRANSFORMER CLUSTER. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO WAS WORKING F ROM AN AERIAL LIFT, REMOVED SOME 59-INCH-LONG ARMOR RODS FROM EACH OF THE THREE PHASE CONDUCTORS ON THE WESTERN-MOST POLE AND PLACED THEM IN THE BUCKET OF THE A ERIAL LIFT. THE ARMOR RODS PROTRUDED FROM THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET FOR ABOUT 9 TO 14 INCHES. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE TOLD THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT TO REMOVE SO ME OF THE RUBBER LINE HOSE FROM THE CONDUCTORS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CENTER PO LE. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT MOVED THE BUCKET, REMOVED THE FURTHERMOST LI NE HOSE, AND DROPPED IT INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET. APPARENTLY, THIS HOSE FEL
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 11
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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