Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 157346.015 - Employee is killed via electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 157346.015 -- Report ID: 0111100 -- Event Date: 06/16/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1677792.015	06/16/2023		237130	B & L Construction And Excavating, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:15 p.m. on June 16, 2023, an employee was moving an aerial lift via the ground controls. The basket of the aerial lift contacted the powerline. The employee suffered severe burns and electrocution and was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Aerial Lift Controls, Basket, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Overhead Power Line

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	Construction
1	1677792.015	31	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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