Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171110398 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 171110398 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 02/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301766689	02/22/1999	1731	0	Penn-Line Service Inc.

Abstract: A power line worker was working from a Teco aerial lift next to a substation, installing jumper cables. He contacted a live part energized at 34.5 kilovolts located 5.8 meters above the ground. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301766689			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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