Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171060486 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 171060486 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/22/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303613939	01/22/2001	1731	0	Sturgeon Electric Co Inc

Abstract: An apprentice power line worker was pulling overhead power line conductors. A conductor became snagged in a tree. The apprentice whipped the conductor, and it flipped into an existing overhead power line. He received an electric shock.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303613939			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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