Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128915.015 - Power line worker is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 128915.015 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489625.015	08/24/2020		238210	Joseph C. Mcadams

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on August 24, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was preparing to install a new power line (cable) between two utility poles. The employee threw the guide twine, used to pull the cable, toward the next pole. The guide twine arched higher than intended and made contact with the distribution power lines above the employee, through which flowed 2,700 volts of electric current. The electric current traveled down the guide twine to Employee #1, who was electrocuted.

Keywords: Construction, Contact, Elec Utility Work, Electrocuted, Installing, Material Handling, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489625.015	60	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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