Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14301535 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14301535 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 08/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104714084	08/23/1988	1623	0	K & S Electric

Abstract: A power line worker was working from the bucket of a High Ranger aerial lift mounted on a Ford truck. The bucket was in a stationary position next to a utility pole. The employee was tightening hardware for an insulator on the pole. To check the rear of the mounting bolt, he reached through the middle and upper conductors of a 480-volt overhead power line supported on the pole. He touched both conductors simultaneously and was electrocuted. The medical examiner found a faint burn mark on his left shoulder and another burn mark below his armpit on the left side of his chest.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104714084			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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