OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #709675
WASHINGTON COUNTY (T.V. DEPARTMENT)
MILFORD, UT·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN HIRED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS BY A LOCAL (COUNTY) GOVERNMENT T O ASSIST IN THE INSTALLATION OF A GROUNDING SYSTEM FOR THE PROTECTION OF TELEVIS ION TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT. THIS EQUIPMENT WAS LOCATED ATOP FRISCO PEAK IN UTAH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ALLOWED TO ENTER AND WORK IN A FENCED-IN AREA CONTAINING EXPOS ED ENERGIZED PARTS. THE SUPERVISOR KNEW THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE GRO UNDING CABLE NEAR THE EXPOSED ENERGIZED PARTS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSE LF IN A NEAR PRONE POSITION NEXT TO A CONDUCTOR HANGING FROM THE TOP OF A TRANSF ORMER. THE EMPLOYEE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED THE CONDUCTOR AND WAS BURNED AS A RESUL T OF THE ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 29 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 11
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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