Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14336630 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Guy
Accident: 14336630 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 05/01/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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102728078 | 05/03/1990 | 1623 | Marable-Pirkle Services, Llc | ||||
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING A GUY IN POSITION ON A NEW UTILITY POLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ON THE GROUND; THE OTHER WAS WORKING FROM AN AERIAL LIFT AT A HEIGHT OF 40 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE IN THE AERIAL LIFT WAS TO PLACE THE GUY AROUND A RING TO SECURE THE GUY TO THE POLE. THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND NOTICED A KINK IN THE CABLE. HE DECIDED TO WHIP THE CABLE TO REMOVE THE KINK. WHEN HE DID THIS, THE CABLE CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE. | |||||||
Keywords:
overhead power line, electrical, power line worker, electrocuted, e ptd, guy, elec utility work
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 102728078 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers |