Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200781441 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200781441 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300561263	06/15/2000	4911	0	B&W Backhoe Services, Inc. Dba B&W Utilities Servi

Abstract: A four-employee crew was assigned to upgrade the underground distribution line running from a residential meter base to a pad-mounted transformer. The crew foreman was working on the 240/120-volt transformer secondary. Two helpers on the crew were assisting him. As the foreman was making a connection to an energized terminal, he slipped and fell onto energized parts of the transformer. He became wedged between the transformer and the cable-television pedestal and could not break free of the energized parts. He was electrocuted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300561263			Fatality	Electric Shock	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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