Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 153956.015 - Employee is killed when electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 153956.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 02/20/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1651989.015	02/21/2023		238210	Corbett Electrical Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on February 20, 2023, an employee entered the hazard zone without protective gloves on and may have been removing the hook from the new pole. No coworkers were looking at the employee at moment of contact with energized equipment. Employees had just finished setting and tamping the pole. The employee reached for and grabbed the hook and was electrocuted. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Electrocuted, Energized, Glove, Work Rules

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	1651989.015	26	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line

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