Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201281847 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
307834887 | 09/17/2004 | 4911 | 221122 | Blue Ridge Mountain Emc |
Abstract: Two employees were working on a 14.4-kilovolt single-phase overhead power line that had been partially pulled from a utility pole by a fallen tree. It was dusk, it was raining, and the wind was picking up. The lead power line worker cut the tree free from the power line and then climbed the pole. He was carrying tools, a hand line, and rubber insulating gloves. He was wearing a hard hat, climbing hooks, and leather gloves. Upon ascending the pole, he first cut the sagging part of the neutral conductor. After climbing higher on the pole, he contacted the phase conductor with his right hand and was electrocuted.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 307834887 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |