Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14250252 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14250252 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/22/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3031689	08/29/1989	1731	0	Haynes Electric Utility Corp.

Abstract: A POWER LINE WORKER WAS OPERATING A REEL TRUCK ON A POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION JOB. THE LINE BEING PULLED WAS DEENERGIZED; HOWEVER, AN EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE SUPPORTED ON A UTILITY POLE NEARBY WAS ENERGIZED. NEITHER THE REEL TRUCK NOR THE LINE BEING INSTALLED WERE GROUNDED. THE LINE BEING INSTALLED CONTACTED THE EXISTING ENERGIZED LINE AND BECAME ENERGIZED ITSELF. THE EMPLOYEE OPERATING THE REEL TRUCK RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK WHILE HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A RADIO MICROPHONE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE TRUCK CAB. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, TRUCK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3031689			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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