Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170075196 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170075196 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 12/05/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300424256	12/07/1998	4911	0	A.E.E. (Sec. Tec. Yauco)

Abstract: An employee of an electric utility went to a remote camp to perform an emergency repair. It was raining heavily at the time. He picked up a cable that he thought was deenergized. The cable was energized at 120 volts, however, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300424256			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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