OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784678
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,UTILITY POLE,COMMUNICATION WORKER
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU POLE
Investigation abstract
A TELEPHONE LINE CREW WAS REPLACING A UTILITY POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS LOC ATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLE TO CONTROL IT AS IT BEING POSITIONED IN THE POLE HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE POLE, AND IT CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE OUTSIDE THE AREA WHERE THE LINE WAS COVERED. THE EMPLOYEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POLE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 527
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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