Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107687.015 - Power line worker removing high voltage lines is shocked and

Accident Summary Nr: 107687.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 07/05/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333114.015	07/12/2018		238210	Vaughn Industries, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on July 5, 2018, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman employed by a construction company, was removing de-energized transmission lines. The de-energized conductor he was handling came into contact with an energized, 12-kilovolt distribution line. Employee #1 was shocked and burned. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for electric shock and burn injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Contact, Demolition, Dismantling, Elec Utility Work, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Energized, Power Line Worker, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Demolition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1333114.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause:

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