Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94163.015 - Power line worker sustains arc flash burns and is hospitaliz

Accident Summary Nr: 94163.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/20/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1219727.015	03/24/2017		221121	Can-Fer Utility Services, Llc

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on March 20, 2017, an employee was working for a contractor for electrical substations, overhead and underground distribution systems, and large drilled foundations. He was doing electrical utility work. He was working from the bucket of a derrick truck and he was taking a measurement of an electric conductor believed to be deenergized. For an unspecified reason, there was an electrical fault. An arc flash or electric arc occurred. The worker sustained burns, and he was hospitalized. The employer's representative stated that no contact was made with the power line.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Derrick Truck, E C (construction), Elec Utility Work, Electric Arc, Electric Cable, Electric Conductor, Electrical, Electrical Fault, Power Line Worker

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1219727.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury

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