Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200640324 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200640324 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108866575	06/04/1997	1623	0	Spain Line Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Some employees of a power line contractor were replacing utility poles. One of the power line workers on the crew was in the bucket of an aerial lift, securing an overhead power line. He had not secured one of the line conductors before untying it from its insulators. Other employees were working beneath the live work area. The power line worker in the aerial lift dropped the conductor, which fell and struck another employee. This employee received an electric shock and sustained severe burns to his arms and legs. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, UNSECURED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALLING OBJECT, UTILITY POLE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	108866575			Hospitalized injury	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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