OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809319

OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,TRAILER

1987-06-03T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,TRAILER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 809319
Report ID: 453710

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TRUCK

Investigation abstract

A TELEPHONE LINEWORKER WAS LOADING A UTILITY POLE ON A POLE TRAILER WHEN AN 13.2 -KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE FELL ON THE TRUCK AND TRAILER RIG ON WHICH HE WAS WORKING. (THE CAUSE OF THE OVERHEAD LINE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED.) THE LINEWORK ER WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BURNS ON ALL HIS FINGERS AND ON THE BOTTOM S OF BOTH FEET. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REVIVE THE EMPLOYEE, AT THE SCENE AND AT THE HOS PITAL, FAILED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 18 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
527

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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