Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 103140.015 - Power line worker incurs electric shock and burn

Accident Summary Nr: 103140.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/13/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1295279.015	02/14/2018		238210	Pike Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on February 13, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working from an aerial lift and engaged in maintenance work on an energized high voltage power line. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock and burn. Employee #1 was wearing the appropriate rubber and leather gloves, but the gloves were found to have holes in the left thumb after the incident. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for second degree electric burns to his left thumb, left leg near the ankle, and left thigh.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electrician, Glove, Leg, PPE, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Thumb

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1295279.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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