Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14228498 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LIGHT POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14228498 -- Report ID: 0317300 -- Event Date: 10/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121307789	10/13/1999	1731	0	Kriss Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: Three employees were setting a streetlighting pole using a 1989 GMC line truck. The pole had a 7.6-meter-long davit arm. An overhead power line was located about 6.1 meters from the base of the pole. As the employees were positioning the pole, the davit arm turned toward the 14-kilovolt power line and contacted it. The three employees received electric shocks. They were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E GI IA, METAL POLE, STREETLIGHTING, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	121307789	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	121307789	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	121307789	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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