Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14456164 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU NEUTRAL

Accident Summary Nr: 14456164 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 03/27/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
15193733	03/29/1984	4911	0	Garkane Power Assn Inc

Abstract: A FOUR-WIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAD BEEN STRUNG TO A TRANSFORMER POLE. TWO LINEMEN WERE POSITIONED ON THE POLE TO CONNECT THE NEUTRAL OF A SERVICE DROP TO THE SYSTEM NEUTRAL. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES DESCENDED THE POLE AFTER HAVING TOLD THE OTHER TO STAY IN THE BELTED POSITION AND TO STAPLE THE SERVICE NEUTRAL TO THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND WAS WALKING FROM THE POLE WHEN HE HEARD A CRACKLING NOISE. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE POLE WAS HANGING BY HIS SAFETY BELT. THE NEUTRAL WIRE, HELD IN HIS LEATHER-GLOVED HAND, HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE 14.4-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE SOME 4 FEET ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15193733			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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