Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200451730 - Employee electrocuted in work on substation breaker box

Accident Summary Nr: 200451730 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/09/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307847236	11/10/2004	1731	238210	Southern Line Power, Llc

Abstract: On November 9, 2004, Employee #1 was working in an electric substation, tightening the lower conductors on an air switch feeding a transformer breaker box. He was electrocuted when his head contacted the upper conductor on the breaker box air switch, which was not de-energized.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, HEAD, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, SUBSTATION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1	8	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307847236			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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