Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1385103 - Electrical Transmission Contractors Inc Of La

Inspection Information - Office: Baton Rouge Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1385103

Report ID: 0625700

Date Opened: 05/23/1984

Site Address:
Electrical Transmission Contractors Inc Of La
Hwy 27 4 Mi South Of
Deridder, LA 70634

Mailing Address:
Mr Emory Roy Pres P O Box 1348, Marshall, TX 75670

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/1984

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/24/1984

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360559959

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14519086

Event: 05/15/1984

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU WOOD POLE

Two power line workers were setting a 15-meter-long utility pole adjacent to an existing pole that needed to be replaced. One of the employees was standing on the ground behind the boom truck, operating control levers. He was not on the working platform, which would have isolated him from ground, nor was the truck grounded. The second employee was holding the butt end of the pole. He was wearing rubber insulating gloves. The new pole contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line. The boom operator received an electric shock and sustained major electrical burns to his body. He died of his injuries. The second employee received an electric shock and sustained third-degree burns to his right food. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UTILITY POLE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1385103			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers
2	1385103			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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