Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121881.015 - Employee is killed after contact with power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 121881.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 11/15/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1445647.015	11/15/2019		237130	The L.E. Myers Co.

Abstract: At 7:15 a.m. on November 15, 2019, Employee #1 was preparing to mount a MAC jumper during a construction project and inadvertently, came into contact with live, high powered, electrical wiring. Afterwards, Employee #1 sustained a shock, was electrocuted and then killed.

Keywords: Construction, Elec Equipment--Misc, Elec Insulation, Elec Utility Work, Electric Arc, Electric Cable, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			0	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1445647.015	41	M	Fatality

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