A 35-year-old painter was electrocuted when the aluminum ladder he was moving contacted a 7,620-volt power line.

McKenzie, Lyle E.; McCammon, Jane B.; Hoffman, Richard E.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE94CO035

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A 35-year-old painter was electrocuted when the aluminum ladder he was moving contacted a 7,620-volt power line.

1995/01/19
By McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E.

McKenzie, Lyle E. ; McCammon, Jane B. ; Hoffman, Richard E. Less -
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Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Colorado FACE) ; Colorado. Department of Public Health and Environment Less -
Description:

On July 19, 1994 several workers were spray-painting the exterior of an industrial building. The workers were using aluminum ladders to access the upper portions of the wall on which they were working. The injured worker descended his ladder, and lifted it from the wall to move it past his coworker and continue painting. As he was moving the ladder in a vertical position, it contacted a 7,620-volt power line. Another coworker hit the injured worker with both hands, knocking him from the ladder, thus breaking the electrical contact. Immediate attempts to revive the worker at the scene were unsuccessful. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. Never allow the use of aluminum ladders when the possibility of contact with overhead power lines exists. 2. Ensure that employees request that the appropriate power company cover electrical power lines with insulating hoses or blankets if the potential for contact with lines exists. 3. Conduct a work-site survey to assess the potential safety hazards. Once an assessment has been completed, written safety rules and procedures should be developed, implemented, and enforced.
Content Notes:

Publication Date provided by FACE program; not printed on the report.
Subjects:

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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Electric-properties Electrical-hazards Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention Ladders OSHA Region 8 Painters Painting Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Protective-equipment Protective-measures Safety-education Safety-equipment Safety-measures Safety-monitoring Safety-programs Traumatic-injuries Work-analysis Work-areas Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices
FACE - NIOSH and State:

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Electrocution (0006)

All (0000) ; Construction (0005) ; Electrocution (0006) Less -
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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE94CO035
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8

Colorado ; OSHA Region 8 Less -
CIO:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Topic:

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

4 pdf pages
NIOSHTIC Number:

20028592
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2009-100511
Citation:

Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 94CO035, 1995 Jan; :1-4
Federal Fiscal Year:

1995
Performing Organization:

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

23 - Construction - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1992/09/30
End Date:

1997/09/29
Resource Number:

FACE-94CO035
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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