OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494512

WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

CAMP HOUSTON, OK— 1985-01-18T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #843227
Employer profile: WESTERN FARMERS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Summary number: 14494512
Report ID: 627700

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED LINE

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW AS THEY WERE DOING A MAJOR SUBSTATION MODIFIC ATION. BEFORE THE JOB WAS STARTED (SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER), THE EMPLOYEE HAD IDENT IFIED AND FLAGGED TWO LINES THAT WERE KNOWN TO BE ENERGIZED. THE DAY PRECEDING T HE ACCIDENT, ANOTHER UNIDENTIFIED, ENERGIZED 14.4-KILOVOLT LINE WAS BROUGHT TO T HE ATTENTION OF THE EMPLOYEE, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE THIS LINE FLAGGED. WHEN THE EM PLOYEE WORKED ON THIS LINE THE NEXT DAY, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 60 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
3

Event type
6

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
17

Task assigned
1

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