OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731265

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT

1984-12-10T11:35:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,AERIAL LIFT
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 731265
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A REGULATOR PLATFORM FROM A THREE-PHASE, 12,500-V OLT TRANSMISSION LINE USING AN AERIAL LIFT TRUCK (INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER MODEL NO. S1700; VIN AA172JHB27974; HI RANGER MODEL NO. SF-45 LIFT). THE LOWER BOOM AR M CAME IN CONTACT WITH ONE PHASE OF THE LINE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED THE A ERIAL LIFT, HE CONTACTED THE LOWER BOOM ARM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE VEHICLE W ITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED A FATAL ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 36 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
24

Occupation code
577

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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