Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 109876.015 - Employee receives electrical shock and burns to feet, later

Accident Summary Nr: 109876.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 10/03/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1352037.015	10/10/2018		237130	All Utilities And Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on October 3, 2018, an employee was assisting a coworker to guide the butt end of a Class 2 wooden pole into place. While working to place the pole, the top end made contact with an energized 69K volt electrical transmission line. The employee received an electrical shock through his feet and which caused electrical burn injuries to both feet and his chest. The employee was hospitalized for first and second degree burns to his chest and amputation of both feet due to the severity of the burns.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Burn, Chest, Contact, Electric Shock, Energized, Foot, Power Lines, Shock, Struck Against

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1352037.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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