OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #888685
BURN,ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A power line worker with 18 years of experience with an electric utility was a c ting activity and offered his assistance. When the mobile unit was reactivated, a problem arose with the grounding apparatus on the unit. The crew leader climbe d the structure of the unit and apparently slipped. He came too close to an ener gized insulator at the 33-kilovolt end of the unit and caused an electrical faul t. The employee received an electric shock and suffered burns to both arms and t o his left ear from the ensuing electric arc. He was hospitalized for his injuri es and had to undergo mental and physical therapy. The employee did not remember the accident afterwards. rew leader for an electrical construction crew. The crew was installing addition al transformers and a 13-kilovolt feeder at a secured substation. The modificati ons were necessary to upgrade the capacity of the substation because of growth i n the area. During the installation process, the crew used a Westinghouse mobile transformer to meet the demand on the substation. The crew leader was absent fr om the jobsite the morning of the accident. During his absence, problems develop ed with the mobile unit. The problem was handled by distribution personnel withi n the utility company. Upon his return, the crew leader observed the troubleshoo
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 1
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