Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201353307 - Employee electrocuted while connecting overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 201353307 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 03/07/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310030564	03/07/2007	1623	237130	Mastec North America Energy Group

Abstract: On March 7, 2007, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman, was connecting new electrical overhead power lines onto a pole in a rural area. Also connected to this pole were energized, 7,200-volt, electrical lines that were not covered with any insulating devices. Employee #1 was working from the bucket of an aerial lift that also contained three 68 in. long armor rods and other conductive objects on the floor. Employee #1 was touching one of the armor rods when it contacted the energized line. He sustained a massive electric shock and died at the scene. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was not wearing any insulated personal protective equipment.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PPE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, AERIAL LIFT

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			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310030564			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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