Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina: FACE 87-08

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A 20 year old laborer was electrocuted when the 21 foot aluminum flagpole he was installing came into contact with an overhead electric power line. He was employed by a small firm which set up and took down fairs and trade shows. Several flagpoles had already been installed before the accident occurred. Standard operating procedure calls for such poles to be carried from the truck, parallel to the ground, to the site where the pole is to be placed. The victim carried this pole in a vertical position, contacting a 7,200 volt powerline which was 20 feet 11 inches above the ground. The cause of death was listed as electrocution. Recommendations arising from this accident include the identification of electrical hazards to avoid electrical contact, and the maintenance of a clearance between work sites and powerlines. In this particular case there was a 9 foot 6 inch distance between the powerline and the fence where the flagpole was to be erected which was not deemed to be adequate.
• Content Notes:
  Publication date provided by the authoring office. There is no publication date indicated on the resource.
• Subjects:
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Construction Industry
  • Electric Injuries
  • Electricity
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • OSHA Region 4
  • FACE-87-08
  • Electric-power-transmission-lines
  • Electrical-hazards
  • Electrical-shock
  • Accident-analysis
  • Safety-practices
  • Entertainment-industry
  • Construction-workers
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Electrocution
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  NIOSH (In-House) ; Worker Deaths by Electrocution: NIOSH 2000-115 ; Worker Deaths by Electrocution: NIOSH 98-131
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE8708
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pages
• Volume:
  1987
• Issue:
  08
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00174342
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB88-154828
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 87-08, 1986 Nov ; :1-3
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1987
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1986/10/14
• Resource Number:
  FACE 87-08
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164427/cdc_164427_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 187.88 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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