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Accident Summary Nr: 124120.015 - Employee is shocked while installing telecommunication lines

Accident Summary Nr: 124120.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 02/11/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463882.015	02/19/2020		237130	The Fishel Company

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on February 11, 2020, Employee #1 was part of a crew installing fiber optic cable on poles near energized overhead power lines. While installing the fiber optic cable, one section of the fiber became caught in the other telecommunication lines previously installed on the poles. Employee #1 grabbed the lines to try and separate it but the strand line bounced and contacted the 7.2kv power line located above the fiber. Employee #1 suffered electric shock injuries and was hospitalized for two days.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Energized, Hospital, Installing, KV (Kilovolts), Optical Fiber Cable, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Telecom Work, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463882.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers

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