Abstract: On November 2, 2001, Employee #1 and coworkers were replacing the insulators for each set of approximately 7,600-volt lines at a utility pole. They had finished the lowest phase and one coworker elevated his bucket to the uppermost phase to begin placing insulating rubber hose on the lines. Employee #1 moved into position at the center phase and removed his rubber gloves. He was attempting to remove a cotter pin from the insulator when his other hand contacted the metal shoe (the part of the bracket that holds the insulator in place). The coworker above heard a noise and looked down to see an electric arc between Employee #1's hands. The injured worker collapsed into his bucket and was brought down by a coworker on the ground. Police who were directing traffic at the scene started CPR, but Employee #1 was killed.