Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201281359 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 201281359 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 07/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304631716	07/15/2002	1731	0	Mastec North America, Inc.

Abstract: A power line construction crew was upgrading a 7200-volt, single-phase system to a three-phase system. The crew had crossed all three phases as they were pulling the conductors through the pulleys. An employee was correcting the crossed conductors by cutting and splicing the phase conductors. As he was working on a splice, the end of one of the conductors became birdcaged and would not go into the connector. The employee removed his rubber insulating gloves and adjusted his aerial lift. The jib arm on the aerial lift contacted an energized overhead power line below the bucket. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304631716			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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