Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 102835.015 - Employee is killed by contact with an energized power line

Accident Summary Nr: 102835.015 -- Report ID: 0257820 -- Event Date: 09/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263223.015	09/13/2017		221122	Vi Water And Power Authority

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on September 12, 2017, an employee was adjusting the bucket of truck and preparing to repair an electrical transmission line. While elevated in the bucket, the employee came into contact with an energized power line. The employee was killed due to electrocution.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrocuted, Power Lines

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1263223.015	47	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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