Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 31055.015 - Employee is Electrocuted While Inspecting Ground Wire on Pow

Accident Summary Nr: 31055.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/14/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
674259.015	10/09/2012		237130	Complete Power Pole Inspection, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on August 14, 2012, an employee was inspecting the copper ground wire on a power pole. The employee had wrapped the copper ground wire around a Kobota vehicle and began to pull the ground wire from the power pole. When the top of the wire gave, it fell across three high voltage lines, electrocuting the employee.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Line Worker, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	674259.015	50	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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