Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456538.015	01/16/2020		237130	Arkansas 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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