OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982124
ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TRANSFORMER
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS
Investigation abstract
A CREW FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS ASSIGNED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR OF A PUBLIC LI GHTING SYSTEM. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES EXITED HIS VEHICLE TO SEE THE POSITION OF A PHOTO CELL AND TO DEENERGIZE THE SYSTEM'S TRANSFORMER. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE EMPLOYEE MOVED NEAR A GRATING THAT HAD A 2400-VOLT POWER LINE NEARBY AT A DISTAN CE OF ABOUT 3 FEET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED ON CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINE .
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 5
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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