OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #852442
POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,UTILITY POLE,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
FALL - TRANSFER FROM AERIAL LIFT TO UTILITY POLE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS BEING RAISED IN AN AERIAL LIFT SO THAT HE COULD CHANGE OUT A TRA INING FATAL INJURIES. NO ONE SAW WHAT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. NSFORMER AND INSTALL NEW SECONDARY CONDUCTORS. DURING THE LIFT, THE UPPER CONTRO LS IN THE BUCKET BECAME JAMMED, AND THE BUCKET GOT CAUGHT IN A TELEPHONE LINE. T HE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT ASKED HIS GROUNDMAN TO SHUT OFF THE POWER BECAUSE THE BUCKET WAS STUCK AND THE CONTROLS WERE JAMMED. AFTER HE SHUT OFF THE POWER, THE GROUNDMAN LOOKED UP TO SEE HIS COWORKER REACHING OUT TOWARDS A UTILITY POLE . HE APPARENTLY INTENDED TO TRANSFER TO THE POLE AND CLIMB TO THE GROUND. THE GR OUNDMAN TOOK HIS EYES OFF HIS COWORKER AND JUMPED FROM THE AERIAL LIFT TRUCK. AS HE LANDED, HE HEARD HIS COWORKER HIT THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE HAD FALLEN, SUSTA
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 1
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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