Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99008.015 - Employee tracing electrical line incurs shock

Accident Summary Nr: 99008.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 09/14/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1263821.015	09/15/2017		237130	Ivy H. Smith Company, Llc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on September 14, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a construction company in the power transmission field, was tracing an electrical line. He opened a hand hole and received an electric shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for electric shock injuries to his torso.

Keywords: Construction, Electric Shock, Electrical Testing, Electrocuted, Power Lines, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000		0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1263821.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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