OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #731695
JACKSON CO RURAL ELECTRIC CO
BROWNSTOWN, IN—
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
A four-person power line crew was converting a single-phase overhead power line eters from the ground wire that was mounted along the pole. The power line worke r apparently contacted the phase conductor or the jumper with his left shoulder and was electrocuted. Third degree burns were found on his right hand, and redne ss was found on his left shoulder. into a two-phase system. The line consisted of 12 utility poles plus the take-of f pole, which supported an existing three-phase line. The existing single-phase was perpendicular to the three-phase line. One of the power line workers on the crew was in an aerial lift, installing a guy on the take-off pole. The employee, who was not wearing electrical protective equipment, apparently placed the 0.8- meter-long guy so that it hung outside the aerial lift bucket and raised the buc ket into position. When the employee neared the work area, where the unprotected 7200-volt phase conductor and its jumper were located, the bucket was 75 millim
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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