Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 303181127 - Employee electrocuted when aerial bucket strikes conductor

Accident Summary Nr: 303181127 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/03/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303181127	02/04/2000	1731	0	Kohler Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: On February 3, 2000, Employee #1, of Kohler Construction, was on a crew installing new poles and moving power lines. He was in an aerial bucket preparing to drill holes in the concrete pole to install a guy bracket as a coworker finished removing the rubber insulator hoses from the power line conductors. As the coworker lowered his aerial bucket, Employee #1 was moving into position for drilling when he contacted a 7,620 volt conductor and was electrocuted.

Keywords: INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, POWER LINE WORKER, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, 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		Under $50,000		30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303181127			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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