Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200513539 - Employee electrocuted removing ground wires from tower

Accident Summary Nr: 200513539 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 06/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307138420	06/08/2004	1623	237130	Mustang Line Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On June 7, 2004, Employee #1 was part of five-man crew installing a new static and fiber optic line on a 230-kilovolt electrical transmission line tower. Initially, three members were assigned to remove the ground wires from the tower; the superintendent then sent two additional members, including Employee #1, to help finish up. Employee #1 climbed the tower and, using the double action clamp on the end of his lanyard as a wrench, began removing a ground clamp that was still attached to the line phase. He was electrocuted. The normal procedure was to remove the ground wire using a hot stick, and to then take the ground clamp off the tower. Employee #1 climbed the tower without any tools and he was not properly supervised by the immediate foreman.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, DISMANTLING, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, TRANSMISSION TOWER, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		100	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307138420			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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