Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200021004 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN OVERHEAD POWER LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200021004 -- Report ID: 0214200 -- Event Date: 08/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302128418	08/13/1998	1623	0	T.C. Lloyd

Abstract: A supervisory power line worker was working from an aerial lift. An uninsulated part of the aerial lift contacted a jumper on a 7200-volt overhead power line and a guy, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with third-degree burns to the right side of his body.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, AERIAL LIFT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302128418			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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