Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802072 - Employee Receives Electrical Shock, Hand Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 200802072 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 08/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310767868	09/09/2008	1731	238210	Mp Systems, Inc. Dba Pieperline

Abstract: Employee #1, an apprentice lineman, was elevated in a dielectrically tested bucket to measure for streetlight and transformer relocation on a pole. Employee #1 came into contact with the primary feeder line while not wearing protective sleeves. Employee #1's right hand was later amputated, and some loss of use is expected in his left arm which came into contact with the streetlight mast. The crew foreman was not close-by when Employee #1 went up in the bucket to perform the work. Due to short-term memory loss, it is not known why Employee #1 ended up within the minimum approach distance of the energized line. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE, HAND, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310767868			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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