OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690149

UNITED POWER ASSOCIATION

BECKER, MN· 1985-10-16T08:45:00

Event: PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2917045
Employer profile: UNITED POWER ASSOCIATION
Summary number: 690149
Report ID: 552700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FALL - CONTACT WITH INDUCED VOLTAGE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT A HEIGHT OF 18 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND ALIGNING SWITCHE S. HE CONTACTED A DEENERGIZED LINE THAT HAD INDUCED VOLTAGE ON IT. (THE LINE WAS INADEQUATELY GROUNDED.) THE EMPLOYEE FROZE TO THE LINE TEMPORARILY, THEN DROPPE D TOWARDS THE GROUND. DURING THE FALL, HIS LEG WEDGED IN A TRANSFORMER SUPPORT. THIS STOPPED HIS FALL SHORT OF THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN BIG TO E, A SPRAINED ANKLE, AND A SEPARATED PELVIS.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Nature of injury
9

Part of body
14

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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