Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96883.015 - Employee contacts energized power lines and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 96883.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 07/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1244940.015	07/05/2017		238210	Transformer Inspection Retrofill Corporation

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on July 5, 2017, an employee was working as part of a 6 person crew, performing a transformer upgrade from 4,800 Kv to 13,200 Kv. As the employee was assisting in putting lugs on wires for connection to the new transformer, when he dropped a large crescent wrench into a bus duct. The employee reached with his left hand to retrieve the wrench, contacting energized parts, and was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Transformer, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1244940.015	45	M	Fatality		Electricians

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