Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 68520.015 - Employee contacts power line and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 68520.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/15/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1001887.015	10/16/2014		517110	Vyve Broadband A, Llc

Abstract: At 11:20 a.m. on October 15, 2014, an employee was in a non-insulated bucket of a truck-mounted aerial lift repairing a telecommunication line that was hanging below a 12,400-volt (phase to phase) power line. The employee was removing lashing wire and was electrocuted when the lashing wire made contact with the overhead power line.

Keywords: Electrical, Power Lines, Protective Clothing, Protective Grounding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1001887.015	33	M	Fatality		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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