Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 150573.015 - Employee is electrocuted while checking voltage of lines

Accident Summary Nr: 150573.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 10/17/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1628855.015	10/18/2022		238210	K-Bar Texas Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on October 17, 2022, an employee was checking a utility pole primary and secondary lines for voltage when he touched a meter box with up to 7,200V of energy and was electrocuted. The employee was pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: Contact, Elec Utility Work, Electric Meter, Electrical Box, Electrocuted, Energized, High Voltage, Inspecting, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1628855.015	39	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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