Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 642900 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LIGHT POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 642900 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 10/20/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106158157	10/20/1997	1731	0	Powerline Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: A crane operator and two other employees were installing an aluminum light pole onto an existing base on the side of a renovated bridge. The aluminum pole was about 7.3 meters tall, and a 4.9-meter-long arm extended horizontally from the top of the pole. The employees attached the pole to the load line of a truck crane, and the crane operator raised the pole to a vertical position, with the bottom about 0.3 meters above the ground next to the base. The two other employees manually rotated the pole clockwise to fit it into the base. As they were doing this, the arm contacted a 115-kilovolt overhead power line. One of the two employee was electrocuted. The other received an electric shock and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IA, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, CRANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106158157			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	106158157			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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