Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 130975.015 - Employee is killed while handling downed power line
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1501605.015 | 11/06/2020 | 8713 | 237130 | 63230 - Ocm Engineering Llc |
Abstract: On November 4, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a power and communication line construction company, was part of a survey team measuring telephone poles and electrical lines for future engineering plans. The employee found a downed powerline and picked it up, but it was entangled in a tree. As the employee tried to disentangle the line from the tree, the line became energized. The employee sustained an electric shock and caught fire. Employee #1 was killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1501605.015 | 31 | M | Fatality | Occupation not reported |