Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200271740 - Employee on Pole Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 200271740 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 06/28/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310796917	06/29/2007	4911	221122	Amerencips

Abstract: On June 28, 2007, Employee #1 was working for Ameren CIPS, a power transmission and distribution company. Employee #1 climbed a ladder to access a utility pole in response to a transformer outage. He completed the climb using his climbing gear. Employee #1 was repositioning himself on the utility pole to remove the hot line clamp to deenergize the line when the top portion of the energized cutout fell onto his left hand. Employee #1 was electrocuted and pronounced dead at the scene.

Keywords: SHOCK, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL PROTECTION, TRANSFORMER, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310796917			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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