Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600500 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200600500 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 03/17/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302340369	03/18/1999	1623	0	San Antonio Telephone Co.

Abstract: A two-person crew was installing fiber-optic cable. One of the employees was working from an aerial lift. As he was moving the aerial lift bucket next to a utility pole, he backed the bucket into a 7200-volt overhead power line. He touched the power line with the back of his neck and his right hand and was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, E TC, ELECTROCUTED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		Under $50,000		25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302340369			Fatality	Electric Shock	Telephone line installers and repairers	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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