OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671917

INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CO., INC.

FORT WAYNE, IN· 1986-05-07T00:00:00

Event: VOLTAGE BACKFEED, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2694917
Employer profile: INDIANA & MICHIGAN ELECTRIC CO., INC.
Summary number: 671917
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - VOLTAGE ON DEENERGIZED LINE

Investigation abstract

A LINEWORKER WAS SEPARATING A THREE-WAY CONNECTOR. TWO OF THE THREE PHASES WERE GROUNDED, BUT THE THIRD WAS NOT. WHEN THE UNGROUNDED PHASE WAS SEPARATED, THE EM PLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, THAT PHASE HAD VOLTAGE INDUCED ON IT.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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