Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012250 - Lineman Is Electrocuted by Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200012250 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 06/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307276519	06/08/2005	4911	221122	Cuivre River Electric Cooperative

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 8, 2005, Employee #1, a lineman, was in an aerial lift approximately 20 ft from ground working on a power line. He had just finished jumpering out the top of two cut-outs on a utility pole and was relocating to transfer power to a utility pole approximately a quarter mile away. Employee #1 contacted a 7,200 volt distribution line and was electrocuted. His left hand, right forearm, and right wrist had electric burns.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, FOREARM, LOCKOUT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307276519			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians

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