OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #979781
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,BURN,CLOTHING,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,FALL
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER WAS WORKING FROM A UTILITY POLE ATTACHING A GROUND LINE FROM ONE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR TO ANOTHER. HE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT PHASE CONDUCTOR AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE FELL ABOUT 29 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE WAS TRANSPOR TED TO A HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR MULTIPLE SEVERE BURNS AND A SEPARATED SHOULDER. AS A RESULT OF HIS BURNS, HE HAD HIS RIGHT ARM AND LEG AMPUTATED; AND , AT THE TIME THE REPORT WAS MADE, THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY THAT HIS OTHER ARM WO ULD HAVE TO BE AMPUTATED AS WELL.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 7
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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