Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105196.015 - Employee is injured while working on power line

Accident Summary Nr: 105196.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 04/29/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1313004.015	05/03/2018		237130	Pike Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on April 29, 2018, an employee was cutting an ungrounded jumper line to be fitted for installation to the top phase of a new construction, deenergized 230 kV transmission power line. The new construction power line received induced voltage from a neighboring energized 115 kV distribution power line. The employee made contact with the 230 kV transmission power line as he held the jumper line resulting in electrical shock and burns to the right arm, forearm, bicep, and torso area. The employee lost consciousness, stopped breathing, and lost heartbeat, which required cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, CPR, Electrical Work, Forearm, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock, Torso, Unconsciousness

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				90

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1313004.015	27	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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