Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14244263 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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116049057 | 09/29/1993 | 1731 | 0 | Bell Of Pennsylvania |
Abstract: A telephone line worker was pulling a telephone cable through a heavily wooded area. A storm the previous night had knocked down a tree, which, in falling, tore down a 2400-volt overhead power line. Because of extremely thick brush, the line worker was unable to see the downed power line as he walked through the woods. He contacted the power line and was electrocuted.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 116049057 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Telephone line installers and repairers |