Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200610160 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200610160 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 11/26/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300444940	11/28/1997	1731	0	S&B Controls & Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician had set a ladder against a utility pole to install a new service drop from the pole to the electric meter at a house under construction. As he was feeding the new service cable thru a conduit affixed to the pole, he contacted a 7160-volt overhead power line supported by the pole. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, SERVICE CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	1	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300444940			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians	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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