Incident date: 2018-11-07
NAICS industry code: 221122

On 11/7/2018, at approximately 8:45 AM CT, an employee was installing a polymer bell and a shackle between an eye bolt inserted through a pole and energized conductor. He made contact with the hoist that was attached to the energized conductor while attempting to push a cotter pin through the shackle pin. The contact with the hoist caused a phase-to-ground incident, electric shocking the employee. Gloves were not worn at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
code_source: title: Elevators, hoists, aerial lifts, personnel platforms-except truck-mounted, unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrocutions, electric shocks
code_body: title: BODY SYSTEMS
severity: moderate