Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111502.015 - Employee receives electrical shock and burns when 7,200 volt

Accident Summary Nr: 111502.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 11/21/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1363916.015	12/04/2018		238210	K & W Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on November 21, 2018, an employee and a coworker were replacing a street light. The coworker was operating a digger derrick boom truck while the employee was holding onto the metal pole to position it into its permanent base. At some point, the pole made contact with a 7,200 volt power line and became energized. The employee then received an electrical shock and burns to his hands and feet and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abrasive Burn, Boom, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Foot, Hand, Metal Pole, Overhead Power Line, Trench Digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1363916.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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