Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170743645 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 170743645 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 11/26/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126680701	11/29/1996	1521	0	Ira Russell

Abstract: An employee who was not qualified to perform power line work climbed a 12.2-meter-tall utility pole and used an 8.2-meter-long piece of PVC pipe to open a cutout. He later climbed back up the pole and tried to close the cutout while wearing rubber gloves. He contacted energized parts and received an electric shock. The electric shock caused the employee to fall from the pole. He died from the electric shock or from injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CUTOUT SWITCH, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, UNTRAINED, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126680701			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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