Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43270.015 - Employee is electrocuted and killed

Accident Summary Nr: 43270.015 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 04/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
900343.015	04/12/2013		221112	Union Electric

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on April 11, 2013, Employee #1, a lineman, was part of a storm restoration team replacing a utility pole with a new one on a radial feed. The employee climbed a second pole to connect the new pole. A coworker was sent to de-energize the system, but turned off the wrong switch. The employee on the utility pole had not yet tested the primary line with his electrical tester. As Employee #1 reached up with his left ungloved hand, he made contact with a 7,200 volt primary power line. The voltage went from his hand, through his body and exited his left foot, electrocuting and killing him.

Keywords: Elec Utility Work, Electrical, Electrocuted, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Struck Against, Utility Pole

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	900343.015	50	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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