Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132096.015 - Employee contacts electrical lines and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 132096.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1508444.015	01/04/2021		238210	Celtic Cable Construction Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on January 1, 2021, Employee #1, employed by a cable construction company, was preparing to install a fiber optic cable line at a residential site. He came into contact with live/energized electrical power lines and sustained severe electric shock. Employee #1 was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Contact, Electric current, Electrocuted, Energized, Installing, Optical Fiber Cable, Power Lines, Residential Construction

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1508444.015	23	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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