Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202289179 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Metal Pole

Accident Summary Nr: 202289179 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302137872	03/29/1999	1721	0	William T. Decker Painting, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was in an aerial lift, painting concrete streetlighting poles. The 480-volt streetlights were located about 1.3 meters below a 7620-volt, three-phase overhead power line. The 480-volt streetlighting circuit was deenergized, but the overhead power line remained energized. The paint roller he was using contacted the overhead power line, electrocuting the employee.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, EXTENSION HANDLE, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		Under $50,000		45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302137872			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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