Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201750486 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 201750486 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 05/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302316088	05/19/2000	1731	0	Brink Electric Construction Co.

Abstract: A power line worker working in a substation was replacing a jumper on a deenergized conductor. Protective grounds had not been installed, and the jumper was energized by induced current. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, SUBSTATION, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302316088			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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