OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14382915
CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
FRANKLIN GROVE, IL—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINES
Investigation abstract
A RAILROAD SIGNAL MAINTAINER WAS REPLACING A DEFECTIVE UTILITY POLE CARRYING 17 BACK. HE WAS WORKING ALONE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. CONDUCTORS, WHICH VARIED FROM UNUSED COMMUNICATION LINES TO ENERGIZED UNINSULATE D AND INSULATED CONDUCTORS WITH VOLTAGES OF 110, 440, AND 575 VOLTS, AC, AND 40 TO 110 VOLTS, DC. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABOVE GROUND ON THE NEW POLE AT THE CROSSARM DOING LIVE-LINE BARE-HAND WORK. HE HAD RECEIVED NO TRAINING FOR SUCH WORK AND HA D BEEN PROVIDED WITH NO LIVE-LINE TOOLS, ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR BAR RIERS OF ANY KIND. NONE OF THE 17 CONDUCTORS WAS FASTENED IN PLACE TO PREVENT MO VEMENT IN WINDS OF 23 MPH. THE EMPLOYEE'S ELECTROCUTION RESULTED FROM DIRECT ELE CTRICAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE FINGERS AND PALM AREA OF HIS LEFT HAND AND HIS LOWER
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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