Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 608265 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU WOOD POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 608265 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 09/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101356038	09/23/1987	4899	0	Cable Holdings Of Georgia, Inc. Dba Smyrna Cable

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CABLE TELEVISION CABLE FROM AN OLD UTILITY POLE TO A NEW ONE. HE WAS WORKING FROM THE BUCKET OF A VERSALIFT AERIAL HOIST (SERIAL NUMBER 118229). HE HAD ATTACHED COME ALONGS TO THE CABLE TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AS HE TRANSFERRED THE LINE FROM THE OLD POLE TO THE NEW ONE. A 20-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE ON THE OLD POLE WAS ABOUT 3.5 INCHES FROM THE NEW POLE. WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WORKED, THE NEW POLE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS APPARENTLY IN CONTACT WITH THE NEW POLE AND THE CABLE TELEVISION LINE, WAS ELECTROCUTED. (THE ELECTRIC SHOCK ALSO CAUSED HIM TO FALL 23 FEET FROM THE AERIAL LIFT TO THE GROUND. HE WAS NOT TIED OFF.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, TELECOM WORK, CABLE TV WORK, E TC, ELECTROCUTED, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101356038			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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