Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 99449.015 - Employee is shocked and burned by live electrical parts

Accident Summary Nr: 99449.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267607.015	10/02/2017		237130	Traer Municipal Utilities

Abstract: At 1:20 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 and coworkers, employed by a utilities management company, were working on a power transmission line. They used a hot stick to disconnect two fuses in a switchgear cabinet. They then attempted to switch two circuits that were out of phase. The remaining phases were still energized and transmitting approximately 7,900 volts. Employee #1 made contact with live/energized parts in the cabinet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for electrical shock and burns to his head, arm, and leg.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Construction, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Head, Leg, Lockout/Tagout, Power Lines, Switchgear

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1267607.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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