Accident Report Detail
Accident: 124316.015 - Employee Dies After Falling Into River
Accident: 124316.015 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 12/17/2019 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1454202.015 | 12/18/2019 | Wa317957520 - International Line Builders Inc | |||||
At 2:30 p.m. on December 17, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a power transmission line construction company, was working on power lines that spanned a river. A conductor failed, causing the employee and the equipment he was working from to fall into the river. The employee was rescued and transported to the hospital, where he died. | |||||||
Keywords:
power line worker, falling object, electric conductor, power lines, fall protection, electrical work, drown, fall, river, basket, construction, aerial lift
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1454202.015 | 44 | M | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |