Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200350742 - Electric Shock - Contact With Overhead Line Thru Guy
Accident: 200350742 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 07/29/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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302125695 | 07/30/1998 | 1731 | Georgia Electric Company | ||||
An electrical contractor was upgrading a city's traffic control system. An employee working on this job was in an aerial lift, attaching an aerial guy to pole-mounted hardware. He was about 7.6 meters above the ground. As he was pulling the guy up, it contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock and sustained burns on his right hand. He was hospitalized for his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, overhead power line, electrical, electrical work, e c, guy, electric shock, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | $250,000 to $500,000 | 25 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 302125695 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Urban planners | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |