OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #982249
VOLTAGE BACKFEED,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,ELECTROCUTED,LOCKOUT,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,TREE TRIMMING
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS CLEARING STORM DAMAGE FROM A HUR RICANE. THE OVERHEAD POWER LINES IN THE AREA WERE DEENERGIZED DUE TO DAMAGE FROM THE HURRICANE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN REMOVING TREE LIMBS FROM THE LINES AND WAS DESCENDING TO THE GROUND. HE CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED 4160-VOLT POWER LINE THAT W AS LYING ON THE GROUND. THE LINE WAS APPARENTLY ENERGIZED BY BACKFEED FROM PORTA BLE GENERATORS IN THE AREA NEAR THE ACCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 17
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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