Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200541829 - Employee Is Killed by Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200541829 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 01/06/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312629306	01/07/2009	1623	237130	U.S. Utility Contractor Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10: 21 a.m. on January 6, 2009, Employee #1, a foreman, and two coworkers, a lineman and a flagger, were installing a telecommunications cable that was located off the side of a road. The poles for which the cable line was being installed already were supporting three, 25 kV power lines. A messenger cable, made of galvanized steel, was being used to support the telecommunications cable being installed. As Employee #1 was elevated in a bucket truck, manually spinning the cable lashing machine, the messenger cable came in contact with the lower 25 kV power line. The messenger cable and the cable lashing machine attached to it became energized causing Employee #1 to receive an electric shock. Emergency services were contacted and CPR was performed until the emergency responders' arrival. He was taken to Brownsville Area Hospital, where he was determined dead.

Keywords: HEAD, SHOCK, POWER LINE WORKER, PPE, ELECTRIC CABLE, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312629306			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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