OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #747600

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE

1988-01-27T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 747600
Report ID: 933800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A power line worker was on a utility pole moving a secondary conductor. He was u sing a body belt and pole strap, but was wearing leather gloves rather than rubb er insulating gloves and sleeves. He installed a jumper on the neutral. He then cut the neutral conductor outside of the jumpered section (where it ran up to th e primary level) and was electrocuted. The primary neutral was not connected to a driven ground rod at the first pole away from the primary common neutral conne ction.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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