Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101738.015 - Employee working on fiber optic line is burned in arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 101738.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 11/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274778.015	11/02/2017		237130	Eustis Cable Enterprises Ltd

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on November 2, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a communications contractor, was working on a fiber optic transmission line. As he installed an armor rod to the cable, Employee #1 either made contact or came into close proximity with an energized 115,000-volt electrical transmission line. An arc flash occurred, and Employee #1 was burned. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for electrical burns.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Elec Equipment--Misc, Elec Utility Work, Electric Arc, Power Line Worker

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other				60

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1274778.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury

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