OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #704973

POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

KENSINGTON, MD· 1986-08-11T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #2812949
Employer profile: POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Summary number: 704973
Report ID: 352440

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

TWO LINEMEN WERE WORKING IN AN AERIAL LIFT RESTORING POWER TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA . THE LEAD LINE MECHANIC FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A DEFECTIVE FUSE HOLDER. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES LOWERED THE AERIAL LIFT DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO G ET A REPLACEMENT FUSE HOLDER. HE THEN RAISED THE AERIAL LIFT BACK UP TO THE OVER HEAD LINE AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE FUSE HOLDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT, RUBBER GLOVES, OR SLEVEES. THE EMPLOYEE RECONNECTED THE DEENERGIZED T AP TO THE FUSE HOLDER. WHEN HIS HEAD CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED TAP, HE WAS ELECTRO CUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 39 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
13

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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