OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #672071
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,NECK,TREE TRIMMING
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A TREE TRIMMER WAS WORKING FROM A TREE, CLEARING BRANCHES FROM A 7200-VOLT OVERH EAD POWER LINE. HE WAS SECURED TO THE TREE BY A BUCKET STRAP. HE WAS USING A 10- FOOT-LONG FIBERGLASS PRUNER TO CUT THE BRANCHES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SECURED BY HIS STRAP IN A POSITION THAT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE OVERHEAD LINE. WHILE HE WAS WORKI NG, HE CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD LINE WITH HIS NECK AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 20
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 495
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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