OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14500995
PUBLIC SERVICE AND GAS COMPANY
DEPFORD, NJ—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED POWER LINE
Investigation abstract
A TROUBLE SHOOTER FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY WAS WORKING FROM A BUCKET ELEVAT ED APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND TO RESTORE POWER TO AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE POWER FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION ON THE LINES. HE WAS WORKING ALO NE ON THE ENERGIZED LINES AND HAD 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS A LINEMAN OR TROUBLE SH OOTER - 12 YEARS AS TROUBLE SHOOTER. HE HAD PERFORMED THIS JOB HUNDREDS OF TIMES . HE WORE SHORT LEATHER GLOVES THAT CAME JUST OVER THE WRIST INSTEAD OF RUBBER G LOVES AS REQUIRED BY COMPANY POLICY. HE WAS WORKING WITH 240 VOLTS, AND HIS FORE ARMS MADE CONTACT WITH THE LIVE CONDUCTORS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. RUBBE R GLOVES WERE ON HIS TRUCK, AND HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO USE THEM.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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