Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200603140 - Employee electrocuted when cable strikes overhead line

Accident Summary Nr: 200603140 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 12/05/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307955419	12/05/2005	1799	238990	A & B Cable

Abstract: On December 5, 2005, Employee #1 was working from a metal aerial lift bucket, pulling stranded cable when the cable became tangled. In an effort to clear it, he whipped the line up and down. The cable struck the primary electrical power line, electrocuting Employee #1.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WIRE ROPE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ENTANGLED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307955419			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 equipment contacting wire

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