Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201363777 - Employee Is Killed by Electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 201363777 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/04/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315306407	01/04/2012	1623	237130	Mdr Construction, Inc.

Abstract: On January 4, 2012, Employee # 1 was working as a Journeyman Lineman. He lifted a 59 inch long armor-rod up out of his bucket and pass it (slide it) along the new field phase over to his coworker in another bucket on the South side of a C-2-2 configured pole. Employee # 1 was electrocuted when the armor-rod contacted the old energized conductor. Plus the employee was not wearing insulating gloves.

Keywords: ELEC INSULATION, GLOVE, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		39	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315306407			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 equipment contacting wire

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