Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200623767 - Employee electrocuted while replacing power line

Accident Summary Nr: 200623767 -- Report ID: 0454716 -- Event Date: 05/01/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309926103	05/02/2006	1731	238210	Dillard Smith Construction Company

Abstract: On May 2, 2005, Employee #1 and four coworkers were replacing an overhead power line. They were taking the sag out of the new line when an insulator on top of one of the power poles broke. This allowed the new line to contact the adjacent energized line. Employee #1, who was working on the tensioner machine, was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	309926103			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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