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Accident Summary Nr: 134533.015 - Employee is electrocuted by energized electrical service lin

Accident Summary Nr: 134533.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/29/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523278.015	03/30/2021		237130	Volt Power, Llc

Abstract: At 5:33 p.m. on March 29, 2021, Employee #1 and a coworker, employed by a power line construction company, were working outside a residence. They were assigned to install a de-energized 7,300 kilovolt secondary electrical service line at a height of approximately 25 feet. Employee #1, working from an insulated bucket, was preparing the line. His coworker, working from a second bucket, went down to ground level to retrieve two electrical hot sticks. As the coworker was going back up to assist Employee #1, he saw a flash of light and ducked into his bucket. Upon looking up, the coworker observed Employee #1 hanging over the bucket, his body all in smoke. Employee #1 either made contact with or came in close proximity to the energized electrical line. He was killed by electrocution, having sustained a severe electric shock and burns to his head, face, chest, arms, and abdominal area.

Keywords: Abdomen, Aerial Lift, Arm, Bucket , Burn, Chest, Elec Insulation, Electric Arc, Electric current, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Energized, Face, Head, Installing, Personnel Cage, Residential Construction, Smoke, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation				25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1523278.015	35	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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