Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201502382 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201502382 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 11/27/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125629402	11/27/2000	1623	0	International Line Builders

Abstract: A power line worker was working from an aerial lift. He was working on a deenergized transformer. The operating controls for the aerial lift became entangled in a loop of secondary lead conductor, which caused the bucket on the aerial lift to ascend. This crushed and buckled the fiberglass bucket against the transformer. When the bucket was moved away from the transformer, it sprang back into shape, catapulting the employee into a 6950-volt overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT CONTROLS, ENTANGLED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		35	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125629402			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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