Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200002392 - Four employees shocked when power lines make contact

Accident Summary Nr: 200002392 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309711232	01/24/2007	1731	238210	Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On January 23, 2007, Employees #1 through #4 were restringing and upgrading a 7,200-volt distribution line. In the process, the crew pulled the line up and into the existing 69-kilovolt line. All four workers suffered severe electric shocks, sustaining injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309711232	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	309711232	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
3	309711232	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
4	309711232	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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