Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200211324 - Employee electrocuted at substation installation project

Accident Summary Nr: 200211324 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 06/17/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306690488	06/17/2003	1731	238210	Fairbairn Electric Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a three-man crew made up of a supervisor, an electrician, and a helper. The crew had worked for several days on an installation project at an electrical substation. Employee #1 was guiding a headache ball from a boom truck through the buses down to the electrical breaker panel cabinet when he contacted two bus lines energized at 12,470 volts. Employee #1 was electrocuted and died instantly. The crew had performed site preparation and review, but it was using two unapproved vehicles.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, CLEARANCE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, SUBSTATION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306690488			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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