Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100921956 - Kansas City Power & Light Company

Inspection Information - Office: Kansas City Area Office

Investigation Summary

A POWER LINE CREW WAS PLACING NEW UTILITY POLES AND WAS MOVING A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE FROM OLD POLES TO THE NEW ONES. AN EMPLOYEE PLACED A WRENCH ON A BRACKET NEAR AN ENERGIZED TIE WIRE THAT WAS IN CONTACT WITH A PHASE CONDUCTOR BUT WAS STILL LOOSE ON BOTH ENDS. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS ONLY ABOUT 16 INCHES FROM THE CONDUCTOR. ELECTRIC CURRENT ARCED FROM THE ALUMINUM TIE WIRE TO A BRACKET THAT HE WAS TOUCHING AT TWO POINTS. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO HAD HIS RIGHT LEG ON A GROUNDED TRANSFORMER MOUNT AND WHO WAS NOT USING ANY ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, TIE WIRE, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, HAND TOOL