OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235006

D & D PAINTING

FT WORTH, TX— 1984-10-27T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, E C, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, PAINTER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #1439850
Employer profile: D & D PAINTING
Summary number: 14235006
Report ID: 626300

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Investigation abstract

TWO PAINTERS WERE MOVING A 27-FOOT METAL LADDER NEAR A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE LINE WAS 12 FEET, 10 INCHES FROM THE BUILDING AND 25 FEET, 1 INCH FROM GROUND LEVEL. ONE PAINTER WAS HOLDING THE EXTENSION ROPE OF THE LADDER WHILE TH E OTHER HELD THE METAL SIDE RAIL. AS THE LADDER CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, THE EM PLOYEE HOLDING THE SIDE RAIL WAS ELECTROCUTED, AND THE ONE HOLDING THE ROPE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 20 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
31

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
579

Human factor
6

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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