Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14445977 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14445977 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 12/21/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107410052	12/23/1991	1389	0	Dixie Electric, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO REPLACE TWO 12-KILOVOLT TRANSFORMERS AT A WELL SITE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, A POWER LINE WORKER AND LEAD FOREMAN, USED AN INSULATED AERIAL LIFT TO REACH THE TRANSFORMERS AND TO OPEN CUTOUTS LOCATED ABOVE THE TRANSFORMER INSULATORS. AFTER HE OPENED THE CUTOUTS, THE POWER LINE WORKER EXITED THE AERIAL LIFT, DONNED HIS CLIMBING GEAR, AND CLIMBED THE POLE. AS HE WAS REACHING OVER TO DISCONNECT THE CONDUCTORS FROM THE GLASS INSULATORS, THE POWER LINE WORKER TOUCHED THE CONDUCTOR ABOVE THE CUTOUT SWITCH AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE MAIN PULL SWITCH ABOVE THE CUTOUT HAD NOT BEEN OPENED, LEAVING THE CUTOUT ABOVE THE TRANSFORMER ENERGIZED.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107410052			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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