Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104707989	08/20/1987	1623	0	Mike Thiel, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104710009	07/30/1987	4911	0	Jemez 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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