Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14339048 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH UNDERGROUND POWER LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14339048 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/02/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109607424	04/02/1994	4911	0	Florida Power & Light Company

Abstract: A four-person power line crew had worked through the night to replace an underground circuit in a commercial area. The existing circuit was not working properly. The work was nearly complete, and the circuit was to be reenergized. To do this, a phasing meter was to measure and match the three phase conductors of the two circuits. The normal procedure for this part of the job called for a live-line phasing tool. However, the phasing meter the crew brought to the worksite was designed to be used only with insulated conductors. It was not designed as a live-line tool. When one of the crew members brought one end of the phasing meter into contact with an uninsulated, 13.2-kilovolt conductor, he was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109607424			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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