Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138902.015 - Employee burns elbows, feet when pole contacts primary phase

Accident Summary Nr: 138902.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 08/27/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1551747.015	09/07/2021		221121	Pike Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on August 27, 2021, an employee working for an electric company was butting a utility pole. The work crew was sitting on the pole and the employee may have been distracted. The pole got away from him and contacted a 7,620-Volt primary phase. The employee was hospitalized to treat 1st degree burns to his elbows and feet.

Keywords: Burn, Clearance, Contact, Distracted, Elbow, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Foot, High Voltage, Line Clearance, Lost Control, Material Handling, Shock, Unsecured, Utility, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1551747.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury

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