Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200271385 - Employee Is Electrocuted While Responding to Power Outage

Accident Summary Nr: 200271385 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 05/19/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308566975	05/19/2005	4911	221122	Il. Power Co. D/B/A Amerenip

Abstract: On May 19, 2005, an electrical lineman was responding to a power outage. After replacing the lightning arrester and fuse on a pole, Employee #1 connected the line back to the primary. All that was left to do was close the fuse with his hot stick. Employee #1 contacted the fuse with both hands and was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308566975			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.