Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 781765 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LOAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 781765 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 08/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123818650	08/24/1992	4911	0	Licking Valley Recc

Abstract: A POWER LINE CREW FOR AN ELECTRIC UTILITY WAS INSTALLING A UTILITY POLE TO SUPPORT AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE POLE, WHICH HAD A GROUND WIRE ON IT, WAS BEING HANDLED BY A DERRICK TRUCK, AND A POWER LINE WORKER WAS HOLDING ONTO ONE END OF THE POLE. NO RUBBER LINE HOSE OR PLASTIC GUARD EQUIPMENT WAS BEING USED OVER THE POWER LINE, NOR WAS THE POWER LINE WORKER USING ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. THE POLE SWUNG AROUND AND CAUSED THE LOAD LINE TO CONTACT THE 7200-VOLT PRIMARY CONDUCTOR AND THE NEUTRAL CONDUCTOR. THE POWER LINE WORKER WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: DERRICK TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123818650			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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