OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #737783
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRIC ARC,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
BURN & FALL - ELECTRIC ARC AND FIRE DURING LINE WORK
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER (EMPLOYEE #1) FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR RESPONDED TO A LI NTACT AND STILL ENERGIZED. EMPLOYEE #2 MOVED HIS AERIAL LIFT BUCKET TO SIGNAL EM PLOYEE #3 TO DEENERGIZE THE LINE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE INTACT PHASE CONDUCTOR F AULTED AND CAUSED A FIRE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS TRAPPED BY THE FIRE AND JUMPED FROM HI S BUCKET TO THE GROUND, ABOUT 30 FEET BELOW. HIS CLOTHES HAD BEEN IGNITED AND WE RE STILL BURNING WHEN EMPLOYEE #2 WENT TO HIS AID. EMPLOYEE #2 EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED BURNS, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. EMPLOYEES #2 AN D #3 WERE NOT REPORTED AS BEING INJURED. NE OUTAGE. HE ARRIVED AT THE SITE AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. IN RESPONSE TO HIS CALL, TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES (EMPLOYEES #2 AND #3) ARRIVED AT THE WORKSITE. EMPLOYE E #3 TOOK AN AERIAL LIFT 1.5 BLOCKS UP THE ROAD TO DISCONNECT SERVICE WHEN NEEDE D. THE TWO REMAINING EMPLOYEES WENT UP IN TWO OTHER AERIAL LIFTS AT THE POLE WHE RE THE OUTAGE HAD OCCURRED. TWO OF THE LINE CONDUCTORS HAD SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE SPLICED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS HEATING AND STRIPPING THESE TWO (PRESUMABLY DEENE RGIZED) CONDUCTORS, PREPARATORY TO INSTALLING MECHANICAL JUMPERS, WHILE EMPLOYEE #2 ASSISTED HIM FROM THE OTHER AERIAL LIFT. THE REMAINING PHASE CONDUCTOR WAS I
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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