Appendix A – Paper: Occupations Most At-Risk in Fatal Overhead Power Line Incidents

ESFI has compiled data from all overhead power line injuries and fatalities investigated by OSHA from 2000-2011 to determine the industries and occupations that often sustain injuries from overhead power line incidents (OHPL) as well as the scenarios associated with these events.

Table A-1. Occupations of workers fatally injured by OHPLs for selected employing industries (in descending frequency), 2000-2011.

Occupations Most At-Risk in Fatal Overhead Power Line Incidents

• Full “Occupations Most At-Risk in Fatal Overhead Power Line Incidents: Using OSHA Data to Get a Better Understanding” Paper
• Appendix A: Occupation, Industry Details
• Appendix B: Industry for all electrical cases investigated by OSHA, 1990-2012
• Appendix C: Occupation for all electrical cases investigated by OSHA, 1990-2012
• Appendix D: Narratives from the OSHA IMIS database1 for fatal overhead power line injuries, 2000-2011