Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170177679 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170177679 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/15/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112227178	11/20/1990	4931	0	La City Water & Power

Abstract: A POWER LINE WORKER FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS WORKING FROM AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM ABOUT 40 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. HE WAS TESTING A THYRISTOR IN A 500-KILOVOLT DC-AC POWER CONVERSION STATION. A COWORKER WAS CONTROLLING THE TEST POWER SUPPLY THROUGH A FOOT SWITCH LOCATED AT FLOOR LEVEL. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE PLATFORM TOLD HIS COWORKER THAT HE WAS CLEAR OF THE SYSTEM AND THAT THE POWER SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. APPARENTLY, THE EMPLOYEE REACHED BACK INTO THE SYSTEM TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT WHILE THE 1400-VOLT, 40-AMPERE SYSTEM WAS ENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112227178			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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