Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 955963 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - INDUCED CURRENT IN OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 955963 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 08/02/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304539604	08/06/2001	1623	0	C.W. Wright Construction Co

Abstract: Three employees were working from an aerial lift on a 21-meter-tall steel electric transmission tower. The employees were unable to extend the aerial lift bucket to the area where a grounding jumper was to be disconnected. To access the jumper, one of the employees decided to climb onto the tower. He transferred onto a crossmember on the deenergized side of the tower. His left foot slipped from the crossmember. Although he was tied off to the structure, his left leg contacted a wind brace while his right forearm touched one of the deenergized overhead power line conductors. This conductor was energized by induced current, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, INDUCED CURRENT, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRANSMISSION TOWER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		70	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304539604			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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