OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982173
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,E GI IC,METAL PIPE
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL TUBE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A METAL TUBE THAT WAS 17 INCHES BY 17 INCHES IN CROSS -SECTION AND 20 FEET, 1 INCH LONG. THE TUBE CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AN D THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 653
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- 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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