Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126293.015 - Employee suffers burns and shock from electric arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 126293.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/14/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1475761.015	05/19/2020		238210	Petty Line Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 7:45 a.m. on May 14, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was connecting a ground wire to a new power pole from a bucket truck. An arc flash occurred when the ground wire came in contact or within the minimum approach distance of an uninsulated clamp on the tap wire of a 7.2 kV energized line. Employee #1 suffered second degrees burns to the hands and face, leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Bucket Truck, Burn, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Ground, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition			0	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1475761.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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