Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 24835.015 - Employee is electrocuted by contact with energized conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 24835.015 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 12/22/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110657.015	12/23/2011		237130	Par Electrical Contractors, Inc

Abstract: At 11:45 on January 22, 2011, an employee was installing new conductors on a a 7.2kV power transmission line. He was "clipping in" the new conductors with an aluminum wire. The de-energized new conductor came into contact with the energized old conductor while the employee was holding it. The employee was electrocuted and killed by contact with energized 7.2Kv power transmission line.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110657.015	27	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line

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