Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201343993 - Employee Is Killed in Fall from Power Lines

Accident Summary Nr: 201343993 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 03/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309883718	03/27/2006	1731	238210	Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: On March 27, 2006, Employee #1, an employee of Par Electrical Contractors, Inc., was removing connectors from overhead power lines. Employee #1 was in a spacer cart that was set on power lines when the hook used to lift the spacer cart became entangled with the power line. During an attempt to remove the hook from the power line, the ball fell below the line, the hook turned so that its mouth was toward the ground, and the nylon mesh slings fell through the hook. The cart, with Employee #1, fell approximately 105 ft. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC UTILITY WORK, FALL, ENTANGLED, SLING, FALLING OBJECT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000	10	105	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309883718			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 105 feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Fall from/with bucket (aerial lift/basket)

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