Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200374684 - Employee Is Electrocuted by a Ground Wire

Accident Summary Nr: 200374684 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/05/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312168529	08/05/2008	1623	237130	Rabey Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: On August 5, 2008, Employee #1 was working with a crew that was replacing a power pole. The pole had been set and materials were being placed on crossarms in preparation for transferring power to the new pole. A coworker was in the bucket, working on the transformer. Employee #1 was instructed to hook up the ground wire to a rod in the ground next to the pole. The coworkers did not see what happened, but they heard Employee #1 scream or groan. A coworker ran to grab Employee #1 but realized he was being electrocuted. The coworker used a fiberglass hot stick to get the energized grounding wire off of Employee #1. The coworker in the bucket was told to kill the power to the transformer. Coworkers performed CPR. EMS arrived and Employee #1 was later pronounced dead.

Keywords: BOOM TRUCK, SHOCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, CPR, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE, GROUNDING ELECTRODE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312168529			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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