OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #804088

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

1988-10-18T00:00:00

Event: 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: 804088
Report ID: 257230

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

A THREE-PERSON CREW WAS INSTALLING AN AWG #0 ALUMINUM CABLE ALONG UTILITY POLES SUPPORTING AN EXISTING 8000-VOLT, PHASE-TO-PHASE (4800-VOLT, PHASE-TO-GROUND), O VERHEAD POWER LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS WORKING FROM A 35-FOOT-HIGH POLE HO LDING ONTO THE NEW CABLE, WHEN HE CONTACTED THE ENERGIZED POWER LINE. THE EMPLOY EE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 23 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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