Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200631984 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 200631984 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 09/25/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311684757	10/29/2008	4841	517510	Milestone Cable, Llc

Abstract: A cable television line worker was working from an aerial lift, installing fiber optic cable at a utility pole. He contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock, and his clothes ignited. The injured employee was transported to a burn center, where he was hospitalized with burns over about 65 percent of his body. He died approximately 4 weeks after the accident.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CABLE TV WORK, E TC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311684757			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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