Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116408.015 - Two employees are burned and shocked during messenger cable

Accident Summary Nr: 116408.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 05/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1402155.015	05/20/2019		238210	Jbl Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on May 20, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by an electrical contractor, were pulling a .25-inch steel strand messenger cable from one pole to the next. The messenger cable contacted an adjacent, drooping power line. Both employees were shocked and sustained third degree burns, with Employee #1's burns requiring skin grafting.

Keywords: Burn, Cable, Contact, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Energized, Installing, Overhead Power Line, Skin, Steel, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1402155.015	52	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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