Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200645257 - Employee Is Killed by Electrical Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 200645257 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/20/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316237890	02/21/2012	1623	237130	Win-Sons Poleline Construction

Abstract: On February 20, 2012 Employee # 1 was working as an electrical utility contractor, conducting maintenance, repair, and alterations to rural electric distribution lines. Employee #1 was working from an aerial man lift bucket used to install the arresters. He had just finished making a hot connection from the top of a lightning arrestor to the field side C phase line and was in the process of moving the aerial bucket below the neutral line and the overhead energized phase lines. Employee # 1 accidental contacted the "B" phase line with his bare head when the lift's metal jib frame contacted the arrester buss bar forming an electrical connect to ground. Employee # 1 was brought down by a coworker using the lift's ground controls. Employee # 1 was transported to the hospital.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316237890			Fatality	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 touching exposed wire/source

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