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Accident Summary Nr: 14493837 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU AERIAL LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 14493837 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 01/31/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106811383	02/01/1991	1623	0	Dixie Electric, Inc.

Abstract: A THREE-PERSON POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION CREW WAS WORKING ON THE LAST JOB OF THE DAY. THE CREW WAS TO INSTALL NEW HARDWARE ON A GUY. THE HARDWARE WAS TO BE INSTALLED ABOVE THE 12.47-KILOVOLT (7200-VOLT-PHASE-TO-GROUND) OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE FOREMAN ON THE CREW AND ONE OF THE TWO POWER LINE WORKERS WERE ON THE GROUND. THE THIRD EMPLOYEE, ANOTHER POWER LINE WORKER, ASCENDED IN THE BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT TO PERFORM THE WORK. WHEN THE BUCKET CLEARED THE POWER LINE, THE TWO EMPLOYEES ON THE GROUND WALKED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE AERIAL LIFT TRUCK TO GET SOMETHING FROM A METAL BIN ON THE TRUCK. AS THE FOREMAN OPENED THE DOOR OF THE BIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND, THE UNINSULATED PORTION OF THE BOOM CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ENERGIZING THE TRUCK AND BLOWING OUT ITS TIRES. THE FOREMAN WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES WERE NOT INJURED. A TRUCK GROUND AND RUBBER INSULATING LINE HOSE WERE AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE NOT BEING USED.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106811383			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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