OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #869305

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

1990-02-05T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,PPE,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 869305
Report ID: 522000

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

TWO POWER LINE WORKERS FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WERE CHANGING A LIGHTNING ARRESTO R ON A SINGLE-PHASE OVERHEAD POWER LINE SUPPORTED BY A 40-FOOT UTILITY POLE. THE Y HAD PLANNED ON DEENERGIZING THE ARRESTOR BY PULLING THE CUTOUT SWITCH. WHEN ON E OF THE TWO LINE WORKERS WENT TO THE TRUCK TO CALL THE DISPATCHER AND INFORM HI M THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DEENERGIZE THE LINE, HE HEARD AN ARCING NOISE. THE OTH ER LINE WORKER HAD CLIMBED THE POLE WITHOUT WEARING HIS HARD HAT OR HIS RUBBER I NSULATING GLOVES AND HAD CONTACTED THE BOTTOM OF THE SWITCH WITH HIS HEAD. THE E MPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 41 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
13

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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