Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802064 - Employee Suffers Burns from Electrocution on Overhead Power

Accident Summary Nr: 200802064 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/26/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310766753	06/26/2008	1623	237130	Hooper Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 11:30 a.m. on June 26, 2008, Employee #1 was installing switches on top of a power pole. The pole, which he was working on, had energized lines that carried 13,800 volts. The lines were wrapped in protective hoses. In addition to gloves, Employee #1 was wearing sleeves, a hard had, and safety glasses. Employee #1 was installing jumpers on a switch, when an arc flash occurred. He was hospitalized with third-degree burns to his upper body.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRIC SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000		40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310766753			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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