Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 152404.015 - Employee is electrocuted while repairing downed power line

Accident Summary Nr: 152404.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 12/23/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1640791.015	12/23/2022		221122	Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative Inc.

Abstract: At 10:16 a.m. on December 23, 2022, an apprentice lineman was making repairs to a downed power line. Prior to making the line repair, the disconnect switches supplying 7,200 volts were not rendered open and tagged, the lines were not tested to verify the absence of voltage, and protective ground jumpers were not installed on the primary conductor and neutral. The employee contacted the downed power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: Contact, Disconnecting Means, Electric Conductor, Electrocuted, High Voltage, Inexperience, Lockout/Tagout, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Protective Grounding, Rubber, Testing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1640791.015	22	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line

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