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PB2005102128

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	8
Abstract	A construction crew consisting of a supervisor, three class A linemen (including the victim), a first class lineman, a groundman, and two truck drivers were assigned the task of correcting a malfunction in a de-energized three-phase powerline. When the crew arrived at the worksite, they found that one of the three phases had broken and fallen to the ground. The supervisor instructed the victim to relocate the damaged phase on the crossarm of the pole to better balance the load on the crossarm. As the victim began to climb the pole he was assured by the supervisor that the powerlines had been deenergized. When he attempted to relocate the damaged line he contacted another phase, was shocked, and slumped backwards, prevented from falling by his safety belt. The powerlines at the worksite had been energized by backfeed electrical energy from a portable gas generator being used on the circuit.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Accident investigations Industrial safety Puerto Rico Accident prevention Fatalities Recommendations Power lines Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Lineman
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Lineman Dies When He Contacts Energized Power Line in Puerto Rico.

Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Lineman Dies When He Contacts Energized Power Line in Puerto Rico.
PB2005102128

Publication Date	1989
Page Count	8
Abstract	A construction crew consisting of a supervisor, three class A linemen (including the victim), a first class lineman, a groundman, and two truck drivers were assigned the task of correcting a malfunction in a de-energized three-phase powerline. When the crew arrived at the worksite, they found that one of the three phases had broken and fallen to the ground. The supervisor instructed the victim to relocate the damaged phase on the crossarm of the pole to better balance the load on the crossarm. As the victim began to climb the pole he was assured by the supervisor that the powerlines had been deenergized. When he attempted to relocate the damaged line he contacted another phase, was shocked, and slumped backwards, prevented from falling by his safety belt. The powerlines at the worksite had been energized by backfeed electrical energy from a portable gas generator being used on the circuit.
Keywords	Occupational safety and health Accident investigations Industrial safety Puerto Rico Accident prevention Fatalities Recommendations Power lines Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Lineman
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200508