Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 145709.015 - Employee is killed in fall from overhead powerline tower

Accident Summary Nr: 145709.015 -- Report ID: 0420100 -- Event Date: 04/20/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1591708.015	04/20/2022		221122	Tennessee Valley Authority

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 20, 2022, an employee was unclipping static wire from the peak of an overhead powerline structure. The employee was climbing down from the tower and fell to the ground. The employee suffered severe trauma to the body and was killed.

Keywords: Climbing, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation				80	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1591708.015	34	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line	Distance of Fall: 80 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 80 feet Cause: Backfilling and compacting Fatality Cause:

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