FACE IT: Report Visual Extension: City Electric Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While Installing Lines for Security Cameras – Ohio

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• Personal Author:
  Lincoln, Jennifer E. ; Romano, Nancy T. ; Stefanick ML
• Description:
  A 48-year-old city electric maintenance worker was electrocuted, while installing lines for security cameras along a residential area cul-de-sac. The electric maintenance worker got in the basket and raised it to begin pulling some triplex service wire and installing it on the security pole. It is believed the worker did not realize his proximity to the power lines while performing this task and contacted his right shoulder with the energized power line. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) Proximity to energized power lines; 2) Placement of bucket truck and pole; 3) Lack of lone/remote worker assignment safety assessment; 4) Lack of hazard identification and situational awareness; 5) Non-typical job task; 6) Lack of safety standard operating procedures; 7) Lack of appropriate PPE; 8) Lack of training. RECOMMENDATIONS - Employers should: 1) Determine appropriate safety distances while working near electrical power line hazards; 2) Develop, implement, and train on hazards, safety, and communication plans for lone workers; 3) Provide competent and qualified person training to enable workers in high-risk occupations to assess routine and nonroutine job tasks for job site hazards to determine appropriate safety precautions and PPE; 4) Implement pre-work hazard identification with corrective action/peer-check, self-check and daily safety talks that address hazard recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions; 5) Develop periodic and regular testing, inspection and maintenance of elevated work platforms; 6) Train and evaluate employees on the selection, inspection, and safe operation of elevated bucket trucks; 7) Identify and establish safe work practices such as lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Electric Injuries Electricity Hazardous Substances Maintenance Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Electrical Power Transmission Lines Electrical Workers Electrocutions Equipment Operation Hazard Recognition Injuries Injury Prevention Lockout Tagout Maintenance Workers Recommendations Region 5 Safety Practices Traumatic Injuries Utility Workers

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• FACE - Firefighter:
  Cause of Death: Medical ; Wildland Fire: Burnover
• Series:
  Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFACE201901V
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Case Report
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; 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:
  1-10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063396
• 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 2019-01, 2021 Aug; :1-10
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  81 - Other Services (except Public Administration) - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  20190617
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:677aa995e85d87edb0dc8aa0a9f256728623a7d15a9f76c8ccd1910a44cb8f8bc1bf2c346b853a4dbe7eebf7b54b92c2241b33764d50c10976527852960c450c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228531/cdc_228531_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.00 MB ]