Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14371157 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANTENNA

Accident Summary Nr: 14371157 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 05/13/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103035424	05/14/1992	4911	0	The Dayton Power And Light Company

Abstract: ONE EVENING, FOUR ELECTRIC UTILITY EMPLOYEES WERE POSITIONING A GMC AERIAL LIFT TRUCK (NO. 8759) BENEATH A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. AS ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES LOWERED THE OUTRIGGERS ON THE TRUCK, THE TWO-WAY RADIO ANTENNA ON THE TRUCK CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103035424			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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