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Accident Summary Nr: 14557854 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14557854 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/28/1987
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10470798908/20/198716230Mike Thiel, Inc.
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10471000907/30/198749110Jemez Mountain Electric Co-Op

Abstract: A power line worker was in a substation, working about 7.6 meters above the ground. He was replacing insulators on a 12-kilovolt circuit. The employee was not working from an adequate work platform, and the electrical protective equipment being used was inadequate. The employee apparently fell into energized parts and received an electric shock. He also fell to the ground and was burned over 45 percent of his body. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, WORK PLATFORM, BURN, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 104707989 Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Electrical power installers and repairers
2 104710009 Occupation Not Listed

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