OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #903559

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

1989-09-12T08:23:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 903559
Report ID: 551800

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU JUMPER

Investigation abstract

A JOURNEYMAN POWER LINE WORKER HAD CLIMBED A 40-FOOT-HIGH UTILITY POLE TO CHANGE A 50-AMPERE CIRCUIT BREAKER ON THE CENTER PHASE OF A THREE-PHASE OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE NEW CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN SECURED TO THE CROSSARM, AND THE LEFT JU MPER HAD BEEN CONNECTED INTO THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BUSHING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CONNE CTING THE RIGHT JUMPER INTO THE CORRESPONDING BUSHING ON THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. TH E DANGLING JUMPER CONTACTED THE LEFT JUMPER, WHICH WAS ENERGIZED AT 7200 VOLTS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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