Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120350.015 - Employee is killed when contacting high voltage power line

Accident Summary Nr: 120350.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 09/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1434042.015	09/30/2019		238210	Tom Hagan Enterprises, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 26, 2019, Employee #1 was operating a digger derrick, used to drill holes for poles, to set electrical distribution lines. Employee #1 was using the portion of the machine used to hold the pole/pos, and at this time, an energized, high voltage, transmission line became displaced from a clevis and the electrical line made contact with Employee #1, then electrocuted and killed him.

Keywords: Caught Between, Clearance, Construction vehicle, Contact, Digger/Derrick, Disconnecting Means, Drill, Elec Utility Work, Electric Cable, Electric Conductor, Electric Cord, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Operator, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1434042.015	59	M	Fatality

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