Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201982261 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201982261 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 08/17/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303835425	08/22/2000	4911	0	Arizona Public Service Company

Abstract: A journeyman power line worker and a second employee were transferring an overhead power line from an old wooden utility pole to a new steel pole. Both employees received electric shocks when they contacted the 7200-volt power line. The second employee was hospitalized for his injuries. (The power line worker was not listed on an injury line on the original form. The extent of his injuries was unknown.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303835425			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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