Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 155915.015 - Employee contacts power line and dies when electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 155915.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 04/25/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1666641.015	04/27/2023		515210	Charter Communications, Llc

Abstract: On April 25, 2023, an employee working as a technician for an telecommunications company was transitioning the internet connection on a residence from an underground line to an overhead line. The employee had just climbed up a ladder which was resting on a telephone pole. The employee contacted the overhead high voltage power line running 2,000 Volts and 200 Amperes and died after being electrocuted.

Keywords: Cable, Cable Tv Work, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Hand, Head, Installing, Laceration, Lack of Engineering Controls, Ladder, Leg, Line Clearance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Repair, Telecom Work

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1666641.015	42	M	Fatality		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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