Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 200461747 - Employee killed when strangled by electrical line spreader
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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306811928 | 05/07/2004 | 1623 | 237130 | Halpin Line Construction, Llc |
Abstract: On May 7, 2004, Employee #1 was in a suspended basket that was being pulled along an overhead power line by a tracked vehicle when his neck contacted a high-voltage, electrical line spreader. The basket's safety chain caught the back of his head, pulling Employee #1 into the spreader and strangling him. Employee #1 was killed.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Powerline, transmission line | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 | 35 | X |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 306811928 | Fatality | Other | Electrical power installers and repairers | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor |