Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170210843 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CAUSE UNKNOWN

Accident Summary Nr: 170210843 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 01/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114673080	01/25/1994	1629	0	Detroit Edison Co

Abstract: A power line crew for an electric utility was repairing a fire-damaged substation. The power lines in the substation were deenergized. A substation operator, working alone at the time, was installing protective tags. He was later found dead at the base of a 5-foot by 7-foot by 8-foot scaffold supporting 13.2-kilovolt cables. The medical examiner listed the cause of death as low-voltage electrocution. (The cause of the electrocution was not reported.)

Keywords: PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114673080			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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