Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200358695 - Electric Shock & Burn - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200358695 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/07/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314372244	07/12/2010	9511	924110	City Of Rocky Mount Public Utilities
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314372236	07/12/2010	1731	238210	Lee Electrical Construction, Inc.

Abstract: A three-person power line crew was working from aerial lifts positioned 12.2 meters above the ground. At the time of the accident, the crewmembers were tying a center-phase overhead power line conductor to a utility pole. Two of the employees were using tie wires to fasten the conductor to its insulator. The third employee was using his aerial lift to hold the outer conductors of the 7200-volt power line away from the pole. One of first two employees, who was not wearing rubber insulating sleeves, contacted the power line with his elbow, received an electric shock, and caused an electrical fault. He sustained second- and third-degree burns to his upper arms and chest. The electric arc from the fault caused flash burns to the eyes of the other employee tying in the conductor. The two injured employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314372244			Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:
2	314372236	Hospitalized injury	Other	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other
3	314372236	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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