Worker safety matters when working near power lines.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A maintenance worker was electrocuted when his shoulder touched an energized power line while he was installing lines for security cameras. Employers can take actions to keep workers safe near power lines. Injury Prevention Recommendations follow.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Coal Coal Tar Dust Engineering Occupational Health Petroleum Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Electrical Workers Electrocutions Injury Prevention Maintenance Workers Safety Practices Utility Workers
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• 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:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065736
• 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 IT, 2022 May; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:98a894c3c102d556e3c2cb51b7ae2a47fce30415def325ac151a35ad8e03800f9b886afd2fd207e9aa2cfb389c1d7efba7a7a7ebba934729347419d3aa7c0ee3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181958/cdc_181958_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 436.00 KB ]