Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100011.015 - Employee is shocked while working on power line and suffers

Accident Summary Nr: 100011.015 -- Report ID: 1054116 -- Event Date: 06/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1271759.015	06/07/2017	4911	221121	317717199 - Portland General Electric Company

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on June 6, 2017, an employee was replacing insulating bells on a grounded and de-energized electrical transmission line from an aerial basket. The employee was shocked when the grounding lanyard was dislodged from the tower from a nearby transmission line and struck the line that the employee was working on. The employee was heli-transported to Emanuel Hospital where he was hospitalized and treated for second degree burns on both hands and arms.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Electrical Work, Hand, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				150

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1271759.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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