Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200340263 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 200340263 -- Report ID: 0523900 -- Event Date: 07/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300251089	07/06/2001	3612	0	Abb Power T & D Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as a field service engineer for a manufacturer of electric transmission and distribution equipment, specifically power, distribution, and specialty transformers. He was performing an annual preventive maintenance inspection on an electric tie switch between two substations in a manufacturing plant. He had disconnected the electric power to one of the substations but not the other. When he reached into the tie switch cabinet, he contacted with the energized conductors from the second, still-connected, substation, which was operating at 2,300 volts. He was electrocuted.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LOCKOUT, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL CABINET, TRANSFORMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300251089			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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