Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14411300 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL ROD

Accident Summary Nr: 14411300 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 09/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123619009	09/28/1999	8713	0	Soutex Surveyors, Inc.

Abstract: An employee on a surveying crew was holding a prism range pole. It was a clear day, but there was water on the ground. The pole was about 6 meters long and was constructed of conductive materials. The employee was standing about 1.5 meters to the north of a 13-kilovolt overhead power line. The pole contacted the power line, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: SURVEYOR, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, MEASURING DEVICE, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123619009			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, surveyor

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