Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118963.015 - Employee sustains flash burn from electrical conductors

Accident Summary Nr: 118963.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414229.015	07/11/2019		237130	C.C. Power, Llc

Abstract: At 8:45 a.m. on July 11, 2019, an employee, a lineman, was removing old (energized) conductor wires and received an electrical flash burn. Two separate phases (phase-to-phase) came into contact with each other (8,320 volts). The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to the chest area.

Keywords: Chest, Electric Conductor, Electrical Burn, High Voltage, Power Line Worker

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414229.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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