Accident Report Detail
Accident: 107687.015 - Power Line Worker Removing High Voltage Lines Is Shocked And
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
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1333114.015 | 07/12/2018 | Vaughn Industries, Inc. |
At 11:00 a.m. on July 5, 2018, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman employed by a c onstruction company, was removing de-energized transmission lines. The de-energ ized conductor he was handling came into contact with an energized, 12-kilovolt distribution line. Employee #1 was shocked and burned. Emergency services tran sported him to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for electric shoc k and burn injuries.
End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
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Powerline, transmission line | Demolition | 0 | 0 |
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 1333114.015 | 57 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electrical power installers and repairers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Demolition FatCause: |