Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101350643 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 101350643 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301026944	03/31/1999	1623	0	Irby Construction Company

Abstract: Two apprentice linemen were assigned the task of installing a grounded static line on a deenergized 230-kilovolt overhead power line. The employees were working from an insulated aerial lift. One of the employees had attached one end of a grounding cable to a grounded phase conductor. He then moved the aerial lift bucket to the other phase conductor. He had positioned the bucket so that this conductor was between the two apprentices. The two employees were so close to the conductor that the second apprentice had to bend backwards to avoid contacting the conductor. The employees had not tested the conductor for voltage. The first apprentice grabbed the conductor with his bare hand while he was holding the grounding cable. The phase conductor was energized by induced current, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301026944			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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