OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #998369

BURN,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,UTILITY POLE

1987-08-03T14:00:00

Event: BURN,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,POWER LINE WORKER,E PTD,ELEC UTILITY WORK,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,UTILITY POLE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 998369
Report ID: 552700

Event description

BURNS AND FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

AN ELECTRIC UTILITY LINE WORKER WAS INSTALLING A SIGN ON A UTILITY POLE WHEN HE CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE CURRENT ENTERED THROU GH HIS ELBOW AND EXITED THROUGH BOTH OF HIS FEET (VIA THE THE POLE CLIMBERS HE W AS WEARING) TO THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE FELL HEAD FIRST TO THE GROUND AND SUFFERED A RUPTURED SPLENE. HE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS LATER TRAN SFERED TO A BURN CENTER. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING WITH CLIMBERS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1

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