Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 25455.015 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with an Energized Conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 25455.015 -- Report ID: 0213900 -- Event Date: 08/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
556818.015	08/03/2012		221122	Jersey Central Power & Light Company

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 3, 2012, an employee was working as a line worker for the electric utility Jersey Central Power & Light Company. He had just gotten his work gloves, and he was walking back to a location where work was going to be performed. He was walking along a path in a swampy area, when he slipped. He made contact with an overhead power line conductor that had fallen and was on the ground. It was energized, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: E PTD (power generation), Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Lost Balance, Overhead Power Line, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Uneven Ground, Utility Pole, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	556818.015	21	M	Fatality		Electricians' apprentices

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