Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201497740 - Employee Suffers Burns to Back When Shocked by Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 201497740 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/23/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316721828	02/15/2013	1623	237130	Diversified Utility Service

Abstract: On January 23, 2013, Employee #1, a utility line contractor, was assigned to get hardware needed to install the new conductors being pulled through the new power poles. While the employee was at the truck getting the parts, one of the spliced conducts broke on the pole and the pole started to fall to the ground. The employee heard the snap and saw the line starting to fall and was heading away. Employee #1 jumped under the truck to prevent contact with the conductor. The conductor fell on the truck and energized the truck. The employee's back and leg was touching the frame and was shocked. Employee #1 was taken to Fresno Community Hospital, where he was treated for burns to his back and left knee. Employee #1 remained hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SHOCK, BACK, TRUCK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, FALL, UTILITY POLE, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000		45

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316721828			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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