Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139818.015 - Two employees sustain burns when shocked while installing li

Accident Summary Nr: 139818.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1556056.015	10/04/2021		221122	Service Electric Company

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on October 1, 2021, Employee #1 and Employee #2 who worked as electrical equipment installers for a power company were replacing a transmission line. The employees cut an energized cable and received an electric shock. Employee #1 received electrical burns to his back and Employee #2 received electrical burns to his abdomen. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Abdomen, Back, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1556056.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:
2	1556056.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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