OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #978155
THE MEAD CORPORATION
KINGSPORT, TN·
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CROSSARM
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS REMOVING A CROSSARM. HE REMOVED THE BRACES FOR THE ARM W HILE BELL INSULATORS WERE STILL ATTACHED TO ONE END OF THE ARM. THE UNBALANCED A RM TIPPED AND CONTACTED A 34.5-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE LOCATED HIGHER ON TH E POLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 57 Male
- Nature of injury
- Electric Shock (10)
- Part of body
- BODYSYSTEM (4)
- Accident type
- SHOCK (13)
- Source of injury
- ELEC APPARAT/WIRING (15)
- Occupation
- Electrical power installers and repairers (577)
- Human factor
- EQUIP. INAPPROPR FOR OPERATION (6)
- Environmental factor
- WORK-SURFACE/FACIL-LAYOUT COND (13)
- Task assigned
- Task regularly assigned (1)
Labels are OSHA's own, from the code dictionary published with the accident-investigation file. The raw code is shown beside each one so this page can be reconciled against OSHA's bulk data. OSHA notes that nature of injury, part of body, source of injury and accident type in this file are not coded to the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System, and that the occupation titles are not standardised — so these values are not directly comparable with the OIICS-coded severe injury reports.