Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 97333.015 - Employee is electrocuted while upgrading power line

Accident Summary Nr: 97333.015 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 07/19/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248330.015	07/19/2017		237130	Asplundh Construction, Corp.

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on July 19, 2017, an employee was working from the basket of a bucket truck to upgrade a conductor and pole. The truck was located near a 7.6kv single phase primary leg line of a 13,200 volt system. As the employee was holding a ground wire with his bare hand, his right shoulder touched the live power line and he was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1248330.015	44	M	Fatality		Electrical Power-Line	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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