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Accident Summary Nr: 97132.015 - Employee receives electric shock during contact with electri

Accident Summary Nr: 97132.015 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 07/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1246865.015	07/14/2017		517510	Armstrong Utilities, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 12, 2017, a mobile crew of four was installing a new fiber optic cable on electric utility poles. The crew was working to pull the cable through trees and to the next utility pole. Employee #1 was located in the bucket of a vehicle mounted boom lift, while one coworker operated the vehicle and another was located downstream with a cable spool that he used to feel slack to Employee #1. The foreman, was located on the ground observing the work and monitoring traffic. During work, Employee #1 moved the boom away from the trees, and signaled for his coworker to mobilize the truck. As the truck moved, Employee #1 inadvertently contacted the 7800 volt primary line with his neck and sustained an electric shock. Employee #1 was hospitalized where he was treated for electrical burns.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Boom, Burn, Electric Shock, Optical Fiber Cable, Struck Against, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1246865.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury		Telecomm: Line Installers And Repairers

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