OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #659649

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,BACKHOE

1987-08-13T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E C,BACKHOE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 659649
Report ID: 111400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WAS RAISING THE THREE BOTTOM CONDUCTORS OF AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. A ROPE HAD BEEN THROWN OVER A HIGHER CONDUCTOR AND LO OPED OVER THE LOWER ONES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE BUCKET OF A TRACK-MOU NTED KOEHRING BACKHOE (MODEL NUMBER 666 E). HE CONTACTED ONE OF THE CONDUCTORS A ND WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 33 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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