OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14259451
MONROE WELL SERVICE INC
OIL CITY, LA—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN ELECTRICIAN HAD BEEN CALLED TO A LOCATION TO REPAIR OVERHEAD POWER LINES FOR EQUIPMENT AT AN OIL FIELD. THE LINES HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BY A FALLEN TREE. THE EMPLOYEE OPENED A DISCONNECT LABELED "MAIN SWITCH -- SHEMEN FIELD" AT THE OIL F IELD. HE WENT TO THE PLACE WHERE THE LINES WERE DOWN AND TESTED TWO OF THE DOWNE D LINES AND THE END OF ANOTHER WITH A VOLTMETER. THESE LINES WERE DEENERGIZED. H E DID NOT CHECK THE OTHER END OF THE BROKEN LINE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THIS END, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE LINE WAS ENERGIZED AT 240 VOLTS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEA RING ANY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DISCONNECT DID NO T CONTROL THE LINE THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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