Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 73844.015 - Employee is electrocuted and killed by contact with overhead

Accident Summary Nr: 73844.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/13/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1040868.015	02/17/2015		237130	Texoma Powerline, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on February 13, 2015, an employee was working on neutral lines in a bucket truck. The employee lowered the bucket to retrieve a tap rod, elevated the bucket above the neutral lines to the live power lines carrying 7,200v. The employee reached to grab the armor guard on the live lines and was electrocuted. At the time of the accident, he was not wearing the proper protective gloves when he made contact with the overhead power lines.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Truck Boom

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1040868.015	25	M	Fatality		Electrical power installers and repairers

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