Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201068160 - Employee electrocuted by contact with overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201068160 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 07/31/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307028480	07/31/2004	1731	238210	Temp Power Systems

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 31, 2004, Employee #1, a field technician for Temp Power Systems, and a coworker were rerouting power lines at a construction site in Chula, CA. Employee #1 was on a ladder, transferring power on top of a pole, when he contacted a 220-volt overhead power line and was electrocuted. He then fell to the ground. The company provides low-voltage power at construction sites.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000		15	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307028480			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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