Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170249924 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170249924 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 04/20/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111546347	04/24/1990	4911	0	Franklin Co P.U.D.

Abstract: A three-member power line crew was installing a neutral on a three-phase, 72-kilovolt overhead power line. One 174-meter-long span on the line had an unusually low-hanging sag. Two of the employees pulled the neutral up by hand, and it contacted a phase conductor. The employees received electric shocks and sustained electrical burns on their hands and feet. They were hospitalized for their injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111546347			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers
2	111546347			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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