Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 166917.015 - Employee is killed from electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 166917.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 05/25/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1750925.015	05/28/2024		238190	Michels Underground Cable, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:23 a.m. on May 25, 2024, a 27-year-old Foreman employed by a tele-data fiber-optic cable installation company was working as part of a seven-man crew to clean up storm damage along an overhead utility easement. The crew had been tasked with removing trees and brush after a storm caused damage earlier in the week. At the time of the incident, the Foreman was in the elevated bucket of an articulating boom platform truck to reconnect a downed 7200 VAC hot phase power line. The Foreman began to connect the existing energized line to the downed line but did not utilize equipotential zone grounds or electrical personal protective equipment (PPE). Contact was made with the energized overhead distribution line, resulting in fatal electrocution.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Optical Fiber Cable, Overhead Power Line, PPE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1750925.015	27	M	Fatality		Aerial Lift Operator	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause:

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