Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300175288 - Sumter Builders Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Atlanta West Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300175288

Report ID: 0418200

Date Opened: 08/28/1997

Site Address:
Sumter Builders Inc.
Liberty Road
Calhoun, GA 30701

Mailing Address:
1151 North Pike Road West, P.O. Box 579, Sumter, SC 29151

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1623

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/29/1997

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/02/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361119886

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200200327

Event: 08/27/1997

ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

A power line contractor was upgrading a 14.4-kilovolt overhead power line from single phase to three phase. A power line worker on the project was in an aerial lift bucket, completing construction on the power line. The employee contacted the power line with his upper left arm near the triceps and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, AERIAL LIFT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300175288			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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