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Accident Summary Nr: 123235.015 - Employee replacing utility pole is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 123235.015 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 01/15/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1456538.01501/16/2020237130Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on January 15, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a utility company, was replacing a utility pole. An insulator on the pole failed, resulting in an electric arc. The electric current travelled through Employee #1, who was electrocuted.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Arc, Electric current, Electrocuted, Equipment Failure, Insulator, Maintenance, Power Line Worker, Repair, Utility Pole
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Powerline, transmission line Maintenance or repair   0 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1456538.015 34 M Fatality 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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