Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 136303.015 - Employee makes contact with live overhead power line, is ele

Accident Summary Nr: 136303.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1536322.015	06/15/2021		238210	Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on June 8, 2021, an employee climbed a utility pole and made contact with a live overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted, received severe burns to the body and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Climbing, Contact, Electrocuted, Energized, Overhead Power Line, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1536322.015	35	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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