Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170228357 - STRUCK BY FLYING OBJECT

Accident Summary Nr: 170228357 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 02/23/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110757804	02/23/1990	1623	0	Lansing Board Of Water & Light

Abstract: A power line crew was placing a recloser into service on a 13.2-kilovolt overhead power line. A test group at the control panel on the ground was testing the unit by closing, opening, and closing the switch used to energize the pole-mounted recloser. When the switch was first closed to energize the device, the recloser failed, and its 500-pound oil tank was blown off. The oil tank was blown 15 feet to the north of the pole and fell 50 feet to the ground. It struck one of the power line crew members and killed him.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, STRUCK BY, ELECTRICAL FAULT, FLYING OBJECT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110757804			Fatality	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers

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