Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200012425 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Downed Power Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200012425 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 07/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310079389	07/25/2006	4911	221122	Ameren Ue

Abstract: On July 25, 2006, Employee #1, a 56-year-old lineman from an electrical utility company, was walking through a heavily wooded area. The metropolitan area had experienced a major power outage, after a huge storm on July 19, 2006. Employee #1 was trying to locate a downed overhead power line, in an effort to restore power in the neighborhood. Apparently, Employee #1 inadvertently walked on the 7,200-volt overhead power line, causing him to be electrocuted and killed. Employee #1 was working alone, and weather conditions were favorable but hot at the time of the accident.

Keywords: STORM, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310079389			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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