Line Foreman Electrocuted While Performing Routine Maintenance at a Transformer Station in Missouri

Details

• Personal Author:
  Hooper, Terry L. ; Ray, Thomas D. ; Roberts, Daryl W.
• Corporate Authors:
  Missouri Fatality Assessment & Control Evaluation Program (MO FACE) ; Missouri. Department of Health
• Description:
  A 46-year-old municipally employed lineman was electrocuted while performing routine maintenance at a transformer station. At the time of the incident the victim and contractor were performing maintenance on an oil disconnect switch. The victim was standing on a six foot fiberglass stepladder and was leaning against the structure (providing a path to ground) when he contacted a 2,400 volt alternating current electrical lead coming out of an oil switch which was thought to be de-energized. The victim broke contact from the source and fell from the ladder to the ground. The MO FACE investigator concluded that, in order to prevent future similar occurrences, employers should: 1. ensure that linemen follow established safe work procedures to de-energize, ground, and verify through testing prior to beginning maintenance and repair operations on electrical transmission lines and equipment. 2. ensure that prior to any work on an electrical system, all involved workers are familiar with the operation of every electrical component. 3. ensure that workers are trained in and follow established safe work procedures relevant to their duties and responsibilities. 4. develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive safety program which includes worker training in recognizing and avoiding hazards, especially electrical hazards. 5. train employees in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
• Content Notes:
  Publication Date provided by FACE program ; not printed on the report
• Subjects:
  • Accident Prevention
  • Accidents
  • Accidents, Occupational
  • Electric Injuries
  • Electricity
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
  • Staff Development
• Keywords:
  • Accident-analysis
  • Accident-potential
  • Accident-prevention
  • Accidents
  • Electric-power-generation
  • Electric-power-transmission-lines
  • Electrical-conductivity
  • Electrical-equipment
  • Electrical-hazards
  • Electrical-industry
  More +
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Electrocution
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE92MO012
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Missouri ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20026214
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2007-109887
• 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 92MO012, 1992 Dec ; :1-6
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1993
• Performing Organization:
  Missouri Department of Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  81 - Other Services (except Public Administration) - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1991/09/30
• End Date:
  2002/03/31
• Resource Number:
  FACE-92MO012 ; FACE 92MO01201
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/170299/cdc_170299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 20.66 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8e454e62b9f5c3bb6688d270ffb20b91a0fe15ecffe25cc555f4bcf4ade6dae74e6ab00a43bf576de94c01c2017565864f2de39f2b80d90eb200fa44b8c766b7