Three Fiber Optic Cable Installers Killed by Contact with Power Line

Hetzler, William E.; Hirsh, Gary L.

doi:10.26616/NIOSHSFACE98NE025

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Three Fiber Optic Cable Installers Killed by Contact with Power Line

1998/10/16
By Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.
Series: Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)

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Hetzler, William E. ; Hirsh, Gary L.

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Nebraska Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (Nebraska FACE) ; Nebraska. Department of Labor

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A 41-year-old journeyman lineman, a 38-year-old journeyman lineman and a 24-year-old, all working as cable installers in aerial line construction, were killed when a guy wire contacted an 8,000 volt above ground power line. The 41-year-old and the 38-year-old were electrocuted and the 24-year-old died the following day as a result of electrical burns. There were no witnesses to the incident, but it appears a guy wire was disconnected by the victims and it contacted an 8,000 volt overhead power line that grounded to earth. The Nebraska Department of Labor Investigator concluded that to prevent future similar occurrences: 1. Employers and employees should ensure only qualified personnel (in this case power company personnel) disconnect guy wires around energized power lines. 2. Employers should ensure all personnel are trained to assess an incident scene to determine if it is "safe" before entering to attempt rescue of personnel. 3. Employers and employees should ensure the area where fiber optic cable comes up from below ground for connection with existing power poles is clear of obstructions. 4. Employers should develop, implement and enforce a comprehensive safety program that includes, but is not limited to, training in all hazard recognition.
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Accidents, Occupational Occupational Health Safety
Keywords:

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Accident-analysis Accident-prevention Accidents Electric-properties Electrical-burns Electrical-equipment Electrical-fields Electrical-hazards Electrical-industry Electrical-properties Electrical-safety Electrical-workers Electricity Electrocutions Injuries Injury-prevention OSHA Region 7 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)

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Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
Subseries:

State
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE98NE025
Publisher:

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Document Type:

Text
Funding:

Cooperative Agreement
Genre:

Field Study
Place as Subject:

Nebraska ; OSHA Region 7

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CIO:

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

Workplace Safety & Health
Location:

North America
Pages in Document:

1-6
NIOSHTIC Number:

20027888
NTIS Accession Number:

PB2011-100722
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 98NE025, 1998 Oct; :1-6
Federal Fiscal Year:

1999
Performing Organization:

Nebraska Department of Labor
Peer Reviewed:

False
NAICS and SIC Codes:

22 - Utilities - (NAICS 2022)
Start Date:

1993/09/30
End Date:

2006/08/31
Resource Number:

FACE-98NE025
Collection(s):

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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