Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14237838 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU TRUCK

Accident Summary Nr: 14237838 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 09/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100287994	09/09/1986	4911	0	Arkansas Power & Light Co.(Stuttgart Svc. Ctr)

Abstract: A LINE CREW WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE A UTILITY POLE. THE CREW WAS USING A POLECAT DIGGER/DERRICK TO PERFORM THE WORK. THEY USED THE AUGER ON THE POLECAT TO DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE NEW POLE. THE AUGER WAS STOWED, AND THE BOOM WAS THEN USED TO REMOVE THE NEW POLE FROM THE TRAILER AND POSITION IT NEXT TO THE OLD ONE. THE EMPLOYEES WERE DIRECTED TO REMAIN CLEAR AS THE POLE WAS LOWERED AND THE BOOM RETRACTED TO GAIN A BETTER ACCESS POSITION. THE BOOM CONTACTED THE LOWEST OF THREE VERTICALLY MOUNTED OVERHEAD POWER LINES. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUNDED TRUCK AS THE BOOM HIT THE POWER LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: DIGGER-DERRICK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100287994			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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