OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #784959

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

1989-07-10T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ARMOR ROD,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 784959
Report ID: 452110

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ARMOR ROD

Investigation abstract

A TWO-PERSON CREW WAS FRAMING A SINGLE-PHASE UTILITY POLE TO A THREE-PHASE POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES BENT BACK AN ARMOR ROD, THEN REACHED FOR THE OTHER PART OF THE ROD. EITHER HE BRUSHED THE ARMOR ROD (WHICH PRESUMABLY WAS ON THE ENERGIZED PHASE CONDUCTOR), OR SWEAT POURED FROM HIS GLOVE ONTO THE ENERGIZED ARMOR ROD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 24 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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