Question

A lineman with 11 months on-the-job experience was electrocuted while working on grounded de-energized lines. He was working from a defective basket on an articulated boom aerial lift when the basket contacted energized lines which ran beneath the de-energized lines. The defective basket permitted current to pass through a drain hole cut into the body of the basket, then through the employee, and to ground via the de-energized line. What could have been done to avoid this accident?
Select all that apply.
A. Guards or barriers should have been erected as necessary to adjacent energized lines.
B. Nothing could have prevented this type of accident.
C. The worker should have been instructed on how to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and also on regulations that apply to their work environment.
D.A boom aerial lift wasn't the appropriate lifting device
E.Had an inspection or test occurred before starting work, the defect would have been noted.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The worker should have been instructed on how to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and also on regulations that apply to their work environment.

Explanation:

As we can see from reading the question above, the worker was working on a defective basket on an articulated boom aerial lift. This accident could have been prevented, the defective basket had been prevented. For this reason we must state that the worker should have been instructed to recognize this kind of situation that poses a risk to his health and life, in short, the worker should have been instructed to recognize unsafe work situations and should also have been instructed about the regulations that apply to your work environment.