OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671537
CLIFTON ENGINEERING CO INC
SOUTH BEND, IN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS USING AN 8-FOOT HOT STICK TO CONNECT HOT TAPS FROM THE L INE SWITCHES TO A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON A UTILITY P OLE WEARING A HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES. HE WAS NOT WEARING ANY ELECTRICAL PRO TECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THE EMPLOYEE HAD THREE CONNECTIONS TO MAKE AND HAD MADE ONE W ITH NO PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, HE SUFFERED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK ON ATTEMPTING TO MA KE THE SECOND CONNECTION, EITHER BECAUSE HE CONTACTED A PHASE CONDUCTOR OR BECAU SE THE HOT STICK FAILED TO INSULATE HIM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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