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Accident Summary Nr: 122735.015 - Employee makes contact with energized lines and is shocked
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451883.015 | 12/13/2019 | 237130 | Bellsouth Telecommunications, Llc |
Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on November 20, 2019, an employee working as an electrical installer for a telephone company was attempting to move a phone line out of the path of equipment travel. The employee was operating a bucket truck when he made contact between the bucket and an overhead 14.4-kiloVolt power line. The employee was shocked and hospitalized to treat electrical burns and other shock related injuries to his foot, which was the point of exit.
Keywords:
Bucket Truck, Burn, Clearance, Contact, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Foot, Installing, Line Clearance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Shock, Telecom Work
| End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerline, transmission line | Maintenance or repair | 0 | 26 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1451883.015 | 45 | 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: |