Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200000156 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Overhead Line
Accident: 200000156 -- Report ID: 0728500 -- Event Date: 01/08/1997 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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107225922 | 01/13/1997 | 1623 | Gregory Powerline Construction | ||||
A power line worker was in an insulated aerial lift, holding onto a grounded guy. The employee was electrocuted when his head contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. | |||||||
Keywords:
elec protect equip, overhead power line, electrical, power line worker, electrocuted, e ptd, guy, elec utility work, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Powerline, transmission line | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 20 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 107225922 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting FatCause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source |