OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14235667

CITY OF ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON, MN— 1984-09-05T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRANSFORMER
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #14882856
Employer profile: CITY OF ARLINGTON
Summary number: 14235667
Report ID: 552700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TRANSFORMER CASE

Investigation abstract

A PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO MOVE OVERHEAD POWER LINES FROM AN OLD SET OF POLES T O A NEW SET THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. STANDING IN AN AERIAL LIFT, AN EMPL OYEE WAS WORKING ON THE POWER LINES. THE EMPLOYEE MADE SIMULTANEOUS CONTACT WITH THE UNGROUNDED CASE OF A TRANSFORMER AND A SECONDARY LINE, AND HE RECEIVED AN E LECTRIC SHOCK. THE TRANSFORMER, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THE EMPLOYEE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, HAD 4160 VOLTS FROM THE PRIMARY IMPRESSED ON ITS CASE.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
13

Event type
13

Source
5

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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