Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170631469 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT ON OVERHEAD POWER LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170631469 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/18/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119779023	06/06/1994	4939	0	La City Dwp

Abstract: A power line worker for a municipal utility was on a utility pole, crimping a connector on a No. 6 AWG conductor. An electrical fault occurred; and the employee, who was not wearing safety glasses, was burned as a result of the ensuing electric arc. He was hospitalized at a burn center with first- and second-degree burns to his face, shoulder, and neck.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119779023			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers

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