Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201154176 - Electric Shock & Fall - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201154176 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125965863	02/07/2001	1731	0	Irby Construction Co

Abstract: An apprentice power line worker was 9.1 meters above the ground on a utility pole. He contacted a 7200-volt jumper and received an electric shock. He was not tied off to the pole and sustained additional injuries when he fell from the structure and struck a wooden fence. He was hospitalized for 28 days, and his injuries required subsequent physical therapy.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, UTILITY POLE

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		30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125965863			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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