Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14504906 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 14504906 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 11/29/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17598178	12/03/1985	4911	0	Missouri Public Service Company

Abstract: AN AUTOMOBILE RAN INTO A UTILITY POLE CARRYING OVERHEAD POWER LINES ENERGIZED AT 7200 VOLTS TO GROUND. AN EMERGENCY CREW RESTORED POWER TO THE AREA AND DISCONNECTED SOME OF THE SWITCHES ON NEARBY POLES. ANOTHER CREW, CONSISTING OF A LINE FOREMAN, TWO LINEMEN, TWO TREE TRIMMERS, AND A PIPE FITTER, WAS SENT TO REPLACE THE DOWNED POLE AND REPAIR THE LINES. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PICKED UP ONE OF THE DOWNED LINES AND WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE LINE WAS ENERGIZED THROUGH CONTACT WITH THE ENERGIZED BLADE OF AN OPEN SWITCH.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17598178			Fatality	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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