Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040334 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201040334 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/28/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300768785	05/28/1997	1531	0	Union Power Construction Company

Abstract: Two power line workers were working from a two-person aerial lift. They were removing the static line above a deenergized, three-phase, 230-kilovolt overhead power line. The static line was located about 34 meters above the ground. The deenergized line was on the east side of the supporting towers, and an energized three-phase, 230-kilovolt overhead power line was on the west side of the towers. The static line was apparently energized by induction from the energized transmission line. The jumper on the bottom phase conductor had been protected by a polyethylene cover; however, this cover had been displaced, possibly because of movement of the platform or vibration. The boom on the aerial lift contacted the exposed jumper, and one of the power line workers was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		110	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300768785			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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