Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170089320 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170089320 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 08/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123733396	08/05/1993	1623	0	Hawkeye Construction Inc

Abstract: A power line worker was transferring a 7200-volt overhead power line from a 45-foot-tall utility pole to a 40-foot-tall pole. As the hoisting gear was being moved, the employee contacted a section of a phase conductor that extended below a rubber insulating blanket. He received an electric shock and serious burns to his shoulder and chest. Current entry and exit wounds were also found on his foot and knee. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123733396			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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