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Accident Summary Nr: 143125.015 - Two employees are burned while installing electric power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 143125.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 01/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1574667.015	01/25/2022		926130	Indianola Municipal Utilities

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on January 18, 2022, two employees were preparing a cable for installation into a transformer when the employee working on the opposite end of the cable about 1,200 feet away lost control of it and the cable conductor made contact with an electric source of 7,620 volts. The employees were both hospitalized to treat shock and burns to their hands and fingers.

Keywords: Burn, Cable, Contact, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Energized, Finger, Hand, Installing, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1574667.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line
2	1574667.015	45	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line

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