Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201260890 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201260890 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/28/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303201438	12/28/1999	4911	0	The L.E. Meyers Co.

Abstract: An apprentice power line worker was working on an overhead power line, inspecting a clevis-eye pin to determine if it needed to be replaced. When the employee touched the tower and the overhead power line, he was electrocuted. The employer had not tested the line or inquired about it to determine whether it was energized.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303201438			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices

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