Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200360089 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Energized Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200360089 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/10/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316365170	05/10/2012	1731	238210	Pike Electric Corporation

Abstract: On May 10, 2012, an employee of Pike Electric, LLC, was working in Elm City, NC. He was the ground worker in a repair crew. He was electrocuted when he touched an aerial lift truck that had become energized when it was mistakenly grounded to an energized conductor. The occupation code in the report, 533, is that of a "miscellaneous electrical repairer." Details in the narrative and online made it clear that the employee was almost certainly a ground worker. The occupation code for that is 869.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, E PTD, TRUCK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316365170			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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