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Accident: 136303.015 - Employee Makes Contact With Live Overhead Power Line, Is Ele

**Accident: 136303.015 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 06/08/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1536322.015	06/15/2021		Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc.

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

Keywords: burn, climbing, contact, electrocuted, energized, overhead power line, utility pole

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				14	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation	Construction
1	1536322.015	35	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line	FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) FatCause:

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