Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642163 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 200642163 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 10/30/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303646772	11/01/2001	1623	0	C & C Powerline Construction, Inc.

Abstract: A power line crew was replacing a corner pole supporting a three-phase, vertically configured overhead power line. One of the crewmembers, who was wearing leather gloves, was working on the final phase conductor. He was pulling the slack out of the energized conductor when he contacted the extension bolt behind the suspension insulator with his free hand. The employee was electrocuted.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303646772			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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