OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14467674

UTILITY CONSTRUCTION CORP

BURLINGTON, VT— 1984-08-03T00:00:00

Event: LIGHTNING ARRESTER, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #15210743
Employer profile: UTILITY CONSTRUCTION CORP
Summary number: 14467674
Report ID: 155010

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH EXPOSED ENERGIZED PARTS

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE USING RUBBER GLOVES WAS WORKING ON A 13.8-KILOVOLT (PHASE TO PHASE) CIRCUIT FROM A FIBERGLASS INSULATED BUCKET OF A HYDRAULIC AERIAL LIFT (1974 TELB OW: MODEL T45 169 AE) MOUNTED ON A 1974 INTERNATIONAL TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE'S UPPE R ARM MADE ACCIDENTAL CONTACT WITH THE TOP SIDE OF A LIGHTNING ARRESTER (ENTRY P OINT AT 7980 VOLTS PHASE TO GROUND) WHILE HIS RIGHT ABDOMENAL AREA WAS IN CONTAC T WITH A BARE CONDUCTOR RUNNING TO THE GROUNDED NEUTRAL (EXIT POINT). THE EMPLOY EE WAS WEARING GLOVES, BUT NOT SLEEVES. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 63 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
22

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
555

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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