Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307568188 - Potomac Electric Power Company

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 307568188

Report ID: 0352440

Date Opened: 10/03/2004

Site Address:
Potomac Electric Power Company
3823 64th Avenue
Landover Hills, MD 20784

Mailing Address:
1900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Nw Room 515, Washington, DC 20068

Union Status: Union

SIC:4911

NAICS: 221122/Electric Power Distribution

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/18/2005

Emphasis: S:Falls, S:Amputations Const. & Man., S:Electrocution

Case Closed: 01/25/2005

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102356680

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202356424

Event: 10/03/2004

Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

A power line worker was troubleshooting an outage on an overhead power line. He climbed a utility pole to repair cutouts on a 13-kilovolt, three-phase circuit supplying an apartment complex. One of the cutouts had opened, and the employee had manually opened the other two cutouts. As he was repairing the cutouts, he contacted the over-arm tap, which was still energized, and was electrocuted. The employee had been using a body belt and positioning strap and had been wearing a hardhat and pole climbers. However, he had not been using rubber insulating gloves or sleeves.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CUTOUT SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307568188			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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