Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200203107 - Employee electrocuted when light tower contacts power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 200203107 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 11/19/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310956834	11/20/2007	1794	238910	Reynolds, Inc.

Abstract: On November 19, 2007, Employee #1, a supervisor, was raising a light tower to provide illumination for coworkers in a trench when he contacted the energized, 11,400-volt power lines. An explosion ensued and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310956834			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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