Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170842546 - Employee injured when aerial lift contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 170842546 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 05/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119623809	05/03/2002	1521	0	Sg Barber Construction, Inc

Abstract: On May 1, 2002, Employee #1, a supervisor for a telecommunication installation contractor, was working from a Telsta T-40C aerial device mounted on a Ford F-800 truck. He was elevated to a height of approximately 27 ft, installing fiber-optic communication cable from pole to pole. The truck was being slowly driven between poles by a coworker, and Employee #1 was operating the aerial device. He was positioning the aerial lift when it contacted an energized 12-kilovolt power line. Employee #1 received an electric shock and suffered injuries that resulted in the subsequent amputation of an arm and shoulder.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, AMPUTATED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, SHOULDER, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ARM, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119623809			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Telephone line installers and repairers

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