OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #763003
ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A CREW WAS INSTALLING A NEW CIRCUIT IN A SUBSTATION. THE ELECTRICAL WORKERS ON T HE CREW APPARENTLY BELIEVED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBSTATION WAS DEENERGIZED. HOWEVER, AN ADJACENT SUBSTATION, WHICH FED A CABINET IN THE FIRST SUBSTATION, WAS NOT DE ENERGIZED. AN ELECTRICIAN ON THE CREW CONTACTED CIRCUIT PARTS THAT WERE WITHIN T HIS CABINET AND THAT WERE ENERGIZED AT UP TO 480 VOLTS. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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