Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201271665 - Employee electrocuted installing new power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 201271665 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/16/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304720410	04/17/2003	1623	237130	Davis H. Elliot Company

Abstract: On April 16, 2003, Employee #1 was installing new power lines. In the process of grounding the neutral to the pole he contacted the energized power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000		20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304720410			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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