Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14342513 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH UNDERGROUND LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14342513 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/24/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102824380	03/29/1989	1731	0	Quality Electric Contracting Inc.

Abstract: ON THE AFTERNOON OF GOOD FRIDAY, AN EMPLOYEE WORKING ALONE WAS BUTT-SPLICING SIX BREAKS IN A 480-VOLT UNDERGROUND POWER LINE THAT HAD BEEN EXCAVATED. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOX THAT SUPPLIED POWER TO THIS LINE WAS NOT CAPABLE OF BEING LOCKED OUT AND WAS LOCATED ON A PUBLIC STREET ABOUT 200 FEET AWAY FROM THE EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SPICING THE SIXTH BREAK, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE THE FURTHERMOST FROM THE BREAKER BOX. THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN TURNED ON, AND THE LINE BECAME REENERGIZED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED WHEN HE PERFORMED THE SPLICE. NO ONE DETERMINED WHO REENERGIZED THE LINE.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNDRGRD POWER LINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102824380			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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