Fatality Narrative: Journeyman Telecommunications Technician Electrocuted After Contacting Overhead Power Line

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• Corporate Authors:
  Washington (State). Department of Labor and Industries
• Description:
  On May 21, 2007, a journeyman telecommunications technician was electrocuted after contacting an overhead power line. The 27-year-old victim, a member of the IBEW local, worked for a company that installs cable, telephone, and fiber optic lines. The victim and another worker were at a job site at an amusement park working from the bucket of an elevating aerial lift to install fiber optic lines on an existing cable run on a joint-use pole. A 7.2 kV high voltage power line was located above them on the pole. The victim was operating the controls to position the bucket over the tops of fir trees that had been trimmed so as not to interfere with the power lines. Both workers were looking down at the trees when both the co-worker and the victim simultaneously made contact with the overhead power line. The lift was not an insulated lift. The victim died at the scene and the co-worker was hospitalized with electrical burn injuries. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Education Electric Injuries Electricity Mortality Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety Staff Development Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident Prevention Electrical Conductivity Electrical Grounding Electrical Insulation Electrical Safety Electrical Shock Electrocutions Equipment Design Equipment Maintenance Equipment Operation Equipment Operators Equipment Reliability Fatalities Hazards Insulation Materials Personal Protection Personal Protective Equipment PPE Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Practices Training Traumatic Injuries Voltage Regulation Work Environment Workers Worker Safety Work Zone

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• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051709
• Citation:
  Olympia, WA: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, 71-70-2008, 2008 Apr; :1
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2008
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Fatality narrative: journeyman telecommunications technician electrocuted after contacting overhead power line
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9599389b1864ffab1b03bf5ea650a81034cb742770f3873ae4322a9542f6a58197523bc6192220e43e3daef706a51b573879b35185c81faa98b2decc4969ed0d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/228803/cdc_228803_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 42.37 KB ]