OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735928
LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC CO.
LOUISVILLE, KY—
Event description
BURN - BURNING HYDRAULIC FLUID
Investigation abstract
SOME EMPLOYEES OF AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR WERE REPLACING POLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT USING A HYDRAULIC TOOL. THE HYDRAULIC HOSE, WHICH CONTAINED CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL , STRUCK AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE OR CAUSED AN ARC BETWEEN TWO OF THE LINES. THE H YDRAULIC FLUID CAUGHT FIRE, BURNING THREE EMPLOYEES. ONE OF THEM DIED, AND THE O THER TWO WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 2
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 577
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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