Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129366.015 - Powerline employee suffers burns from electrical flash

Accident Summary Nr: 129366.015 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 03/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1485443.015	07/20/2020		237130	The L.E. Myers Co

Abstract: At 9:44 a.m. on March 12, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an overhead power line construction contractor. Employee #1 was working from a bucket truck while clearing a downed transmission line conductor that had fallen onto energized distribution power lines below. Employee #1 utilized a hammer to loosen a wire grip that secured the conductor and sleeve. As Employee #1 used the hammer to loosen the grip, a flash occurred, and Employee #1 sustained an electrical burn to the left side of his abdomen. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Bucket , Bucket Truck, Burn, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Flash, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1485443.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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