Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14235667 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED TRANSFORMER CASE

Accident Summary Nr: 14235667 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 09/05/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
14882856	09/07/1984	9111	0	City Of Arlington

Abstract: A PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN TO MOVE OVERHEAD POWER LINES FROM AN OLD SET OF POLES TO A NEW SET THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN INSTALLED. STANDING IN AN AERIAL LIFT, AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE POWER LINES. THE EMPLOYEE MADE SIMULTANEOUS CONTACT WITH THE UNGROUNDED CASE OF A TRANSFORMER AND A SECONDARY LINE, AND HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. THE TRANSFORMER, WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED BY THE EMPLOYEE EARLIER IN THE WEEK, HAD 4160 VOLTS FROM THE PRIMARY IMPRESSED ON ITS CASE.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TRANSFORMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	14882856			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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