Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200622777 - Employee electrocuted during repair of overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200622777 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 02/19/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307208256	02/20/2004	1731	238210	Dillard Smith Construction Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on February 19, 2004, Employee #1 was on a utility pole servicing a 7,200-volt, single-phase, primary overhead power line that was down and damaged due to weather-related conditions. He was preparing to repair the line with sleeve tension when he accidentially contacted the energized line. Employee #1 was rescued from the pole by a coworker, but he died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, REPAIR, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307208256			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power 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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