Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363496 - Employee Is Electrocuted by Overhead Powerline

Accident Summary Nr: 201363496 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313628091	12/15/2009	7349	561790	Robert Lee Williams

Abstract: Employee was hanging outdoor Christmas light on a cedar tree. Employee was standing and working from a basket of a bucket truck. A 14,400 volt overhead powerline was located 14 feet from cedar tree. The basket of the bucket truck was positioned between the cedar tree and overhead powerline. When a string of Christmas lights being placed by the employee on the cedar tree contacted the overhead powerline, the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313628091			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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