OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #999797

INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY

MADELIA, MN· 1988-06-03T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #107731846
Employer profile: INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY
Summary number: 999797
Report ID: 552700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

A two-person crew was replacing a utility pole. One of them was retreiving a han d tool for his coworker, who was in an aerial lift. The coworker lowered the buc ket to receive the hand tool. As he was doing this, the lower boom contacted a 7 200-volt overhead power line at the pivot point to the upper insulated boom. The truck was equipped with a protective ground, but it was not in use at the time of the accident. When the employee on the ground contacted the truck, he was ele ctrocuted.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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