Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200001436 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 200001436 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 02/28/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304307820	03/01/2002	1623	0	Tiede'S Line Construction

Abstract: Two journeymen power line workers were on a new utility pole. The pole had previously been set in the ground to replace an old pole damaged in an ice storm. The employees were replacing the transformer and moving the overhead power line from the old pole to the new one. To keep the transformer energized while they were working, they connected a jumper between the 2400-volt line and the existing transformer. After they moved the line to the top of the new pole, the employees removed their insulating gloves and stayed on the pole awaiting the arrival of the new transformer, which had just gotten to the site. As one of the power line workers changed his position on the pole, his left outer thigh contacted the energized jumper at or near where it connected to the transformer. He was electrocuted.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304307820			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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