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Accident Summary Nr: 98843.015 - Employee requires amputation of fingers after electrical sho

Accident Summary Nr: 98843.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/06/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1262354.015	09/07/2017		237130	Michels Corporation

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on September 6, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a utility contractor, was engaged in electrical power transmission work. He was working from an elevated bucket of a boom truck and installing an electrical riser conductor on a power pole. The conductor he was holding came into contact with a live 14.4 kilovolt power line. Employee #1 sustained an electrical shock and burns to both hands. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported and admitted to the hospital. His injuries were severe and required amputation of multiple fingers.

Keywords: Amputation, Boom Truck, Burn, Construction, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical, Finger, PPE, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1262354.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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