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Accident Summary Nr: 168523.015 - Employee is electrocuted due to contact with power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 168523.015 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 07/09/2024
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1760570.01507/09/2024517311Verizon Maryland Llc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 9, 2024, an employee and a coworker working as repair technicians for a telecommunication company were installing fiber optic cables from a power pole to a residence. While attempting to get the fiber optic cable across a small patch of woods, the cable crossed over a 7,620-Volt powerline. The employee was operating a bucket truck next to the powerline to retrieve the fiber optic cable. While attempting to remove the cable from the powerline, the employee contacted the high voltage line with his right shoulder. The employee was shocked and died due to electrocution.

Keywords: Clearance, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, High Voltage, Installing, Line Clearance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Optical Fiber Cable, PPE, Power Lines, Protective Clothing, Shock, Shoulder, Telecom Work

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1760570.015 39 M Fatality Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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