Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784619 - Employee Connecting Power Line Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 200784619 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 12/31/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312119639	01/02/2009	1623	237130	Northeast Texas Power, Ltd.

Abstract: Employee #1, an electrical lineman, was working from an aerial lift bucket truck approximately 38 ft above the ground. Employee #1 was electrocuted when he was connecting a neutral line to a junction pole only thirty (30) inches beneath an exposed energized (7,200 volts) primary line. Employee #1 suffered an electric shock and was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312119639			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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