OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #775585
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,UTILITY POLE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A SUPERVISORY POWER LINE WORKER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE WORKING FROM A WOOD UT NSULATING GLOVE, AND THE BOTTOM OF HIS EXPOSED UPPER ARM CONTACTED THE JUMPER. T HE SUPERVISOR WAS ELECTROCUTED. ILITY POLE, MAKING CONNECTIONS ON A 4160-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THREE OTHER E MPLOYEES WERE ASSISTING THEM FROM THE GROUND. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TIED OFF AT THE TOP OF THE 35-FOOT POLE, WORKING ON THE WESTERN-MOST PHASE OF THE LINE. THE SUPERVISOR INSTALLED THE CONNECTOR ATTACHING THE JUMPER FROM THE DISCONNECT SWI TCH TO THE LINE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE POLE WAS INSTALLING THE JUMPER FOR TH E LIGHTNING ARRESTOR. THIS EMPLOYEE THEN USED A TOOL TO CRIMP THE CONNECTORS. AS HE WAITED TO PASS THE TOOL TO HIS SUPERVISOR, THE SUPERVISOR REACHED OVER THE T OP OF THE ENERGIZED DISCONNECT JUMPER. HE REACHED BEYOND THE END OF HIS RUBBER I
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 59 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 2
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