Inspection Detail

Inspection: 114735640 - Consumers Power

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha Construction Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 114735640

Report ID: 0552651

Date Opened: 09/22/1992

Site Address:
Consumers Power
Wallace & East Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Mailing Address:
2500 East Cork, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

Union Status: Union

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/12/1992

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/1992

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360993430

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170210538

Event: 09/22/1992

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A POWER LINE CREW WAS REPLACING A UTILITY POLE. THE EXISTING POLE WAS BROKEN. THE CREW HAD APPARENTLY PLACED THE NEW POLE AND HAD PUT NEW ARMS ON IT. THEY THEN DISCUSSED THE PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING THE TRANSFORMER FROM THE EXISTING POLE. ONE OF THE POWER LINE WORKERS DONNED HIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT AND WENT UP IN AN AERIAL LIFT TO PERFORM THIS OPERATION. HE HAD REMOVED THE TRANSFORMER RISER AND WAS ABOUT TO REMOVE THE 5000-VOLT SWITCH AND LIGHTNING ARRESTER WHEN AN ELECTRIC ARC WAS HEARD. THE POWER LINE WORKER HAD SLUMPED OVER INTO THE AERIAL LIFT BUCKET. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERED, AND HIS COWORKERS DISCOVERED THAT HE WAS WEARING ONLY LEATHER GLOVES. HE HAD BEEN ELECTROCUTED.

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114735640			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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