OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14510937

WEST TEXAS UTILITIES

CARLSBAD, TX— 1984-11-20T00:00:00

Event: DERRICK TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #693457
Employer profile: WEST TEXAS UTILITIES
Summary number: 14510937
Report ID: 625400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Investigation abstract

A CREW FOREMAN WAS WORKING ALOFT FROM THE INSULATED BUCKET OF A COMBINATION DIGG ER/POLE-SETTER/BUCKET TRUCK (ELECTRIC LINE TRUCK) WHICH HAD ITS OUTRIGGERS EXTEN DED. THE FOREMAN WAS MOVING A 7200-VOLT ENERGIZED OVERHEAD POWER LINE FROM A POL E-TOP INSULATOR TO A CROSSARM INSULATOR. THE ENERGIZED LINE GOT AWAY FROM HIM AN D CONTACTED THE METAL PART OF THE BOOM MOUNTED TO THE TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, S TANDING ON THE GROUND, WAS ELECTROCUTED AS HE WAS RETRIEVING MATERIAL FROM THE T RUCK.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 22 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
12

Source
15

Occupation code
577

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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