OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #736124
DOBSON POWERLINE, INC.
BEATTYVILLE, KY·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
THREE WORKERS WERE REPLACING THE 8-FOOT DOUBLE CROSSARMS ON A UTILITY POLE WITH 10-FOOT DOUBLE CROSSARMS SO THAT LARGER CONDUCTORS COULD BE INSTALLED. TWO EMPLO YEES WERE ON THE POLE, AND ONE WAS IN THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT. ONE OF THE W ORKERS ON THE POLE WAS BRINGING THE CENTER PHASE CONDUCTOR INTO POSITION TO BE T IED ONTO THE INSULATOR. HE WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON A POLE-MOUNTED TRANSFOR MER; AND, AS HE BROUGHT THE CONDUCTOR INTO POSITION, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF. THE P HASE CONDUCTOR TOUCHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HIS LEG MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRANS FORMER, RESULTING IN HIS ELECTROCUTION.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 28 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 21
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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