Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102993045 - Commonwealth Edison Company

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 102993045

Report ID: 0524200

Date Opened: 07/28/1995

Site Address:
Commonwealth Edison Company
622 Dundee Road
Glencoe, IL 60022

Mailing Address:
1319 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/28/1995

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/14/1995

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360708903

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 573717

Event: 07/27/1995

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A power line worker and his crew leader responded to a dispatcher's directive to repair an open fuse assembly causing a power outage. To replace the fuse assembly, the power line worker climbed the utility pole on which the fuse was mounted. He was equipped with rubber insulating gloves and sleeves and leather protectors and was belted to the pole by his body belt and positioning strap. He replaced the defective fuse assembly; and, as he was reattaching the 7200-volt overhead power line, a metal ear on the fuse assembly got under the cuff of his glove. When he brought his arm back from a stretched position, the energized metal ear touched his wrist, and he was electrocuted.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102993045			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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