Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130975.015 - Employee is killed while handling downed power line

Accident Summary Nr: 130975.015 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 11/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
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.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Entangled, Fire, Measuring Device, Power Lines, Surveyor, Telecom Work, Tree, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1501605.015	31	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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