Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202483962 - Employee dies from electrocution

Accident Summary Nr: 202483962 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313698466	08/20/2009	1731	238210	Advanced Utility Service, Inc.

Abstract: On August 13th 2009, Employee #1 of Advanced Utility Service, Inc. was working as a journeyman electrical lineman and was elevated in an aerial lift. Employee #1 was working to upgrade the three phases of an existing electrical distribution line to larger conductors in a residential area. Employee #1 was working at a pole with Employee #2, an apprentice electrical lineman, also elevated in a different aerial lift at the same pole and a groundman was assisting on the ground. During the process of hoisting and moving the existing energized "A" phase, Employee #1 contacted energized conductors and he was exposed to 7620 volts of AC voltage. Employee #1 was severely injured and burned. He was airlifted to a regional hospital where he survived for 6 days before he was taken off life support and he died.

Keywords: BURN, POWER LINE WORKER, HOIST, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313698466			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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