OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #977959

ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK

1987-11-05T00:00:00

Event: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,SUBSTATION,ELEC UTILITY WORK
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 977959
Report ID: 454732

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

A 4-PERSON CREW WAS INSTALLING A LIGHTNING ARRESTER NEAR A TRANSFORMER IN A SUBS TATION. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT; HOWEVER, ONE OF THE WORKERS HEARD AN ARC AND SAW A COWORKER SLUMPED OVER. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED. A BURN MARK WAS FOUND ON THE TOP OF A CAP-AND-PIN INSULATOR, INDICATING THAT THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF T HE ELECTRIC ARC. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANNER IN WHICH THE INJURED EMPLOYEE GOT CLO SE ENOUGH FOR THE ELECTRICITY TO FLASH OVER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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