Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 819219 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
---|---|---|---|---|
106954738 | 10/26/1992 | 4813 | 0 | Southwestern Bell |
Abstract: A TELEPHONE LINE WORKER WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT BUCKET, TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CROSSARM BRACE WITH A NON-DOUBLE-INSULATED ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH. THE TOOL DEVELOPED A GROUND FAULT, AND THE GROUND-FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER PROTECTING THE CIRCUIT DID NOT TRIP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 106954738 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Telephone line installers and repairers |