OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #824250
ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
TWO EMPLOYEES, A FATHER AND HIS SON, WERE TRANSFERRING AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE FR OM AN OLD POLE TO A NEW ONE. DURING THE SETUP OPERATION, THE SON WAS ATOP THE EX ISTING POLE MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRANSFER. HIS FATHER WAS AWAY FROM THE A REA GETTING MATERIAL FROM THE SUPPLY TRUCK. THE SON WAS PLACING RUBBER INSULATIN G LINE HOSE ON THE POWER LINE; HOWEVER, HE WAS NOT WEARING RUBBER INSULATING GLO VES AT THE TIME. AS HE WAS APPLYING THE LINE HOSE, HE CONTACTED THE 7620-VOLT PO WER LINE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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