Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105796064 - Uinta County Fire Protection

Inspection Information - Office: Wyoming Department Of Workforce Services - Osha Division

Inspection Nr: 105796064

Report ID: 0855610

Date Opened: 07/05/1988

Site Address:
Uinta County Fire Protection
Airport Road
Evanston, WY 82930

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9199

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/06/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/01/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360608160

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 687020

Event: 07/03/1988

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

An employee was supervising five firefighters trying to remove a cat from a utility pole that supported a 7200-volt, three-phase overhead power line. The firefighting crew placed a metal ladder between the roadside phase conductor and the neutral conductor. The supervisor climbed the ladder to remove the cat from the insulator for the far-side phase conductor. As he reached for the cat, it jumped; and the employee contacted the phase conductor with his left hand. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, UNTRAINED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105796064			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa

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