Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 146495.015 - Employee is killed by electric arc

Accident Summary Nr: 146495.015 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 05/26/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1598201.015	05/26/2022		221122	Massachusetts Electric Company

Abstract: At 12:30 a.m. on May 26, 2022, an employee was tying an electrical line to a transformer. A 13,000-volt electric arc was produced, and the employee sustained an electric shock. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1598201.015	36	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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