Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 688788 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 688788 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109778837	08/18/1995	1731	0	Cmc Electric Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121976641	08/30/1995	1542	0	Jance & Co. Inc.

Abstract: A mobile telephone tower station was being constructed in a rural area. Some electricians were installing the electrical service to power the jobsite. One of them climbed a 40-foot-tall ladder to the top of a 40-foot-tall utility pole. He was going to install a wheel that would be used in pulling conductors through the conduit for the service. The electrician stepped onto a transformer on the pole so that he could get above the top of the conduit. His head contacted the 7200-volt overhead power line on the pole, and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, UNTRAINED, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, E GI III, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109778837			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electricians
2	121976641					Occupation Not Listed

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