Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200380426 - Worker Is Electrocuted From Contact With Power Line, Dies
Accident: 200380426 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/08/2002 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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303708408 | 02/12/2002 | 8322 | Visionquest National Limited | ||||
On February 8, 2002, Employee #1 and a coworker were working together to remove tennis shoes thrown up over energized overhead power lines. A backhoe was being used to lift an employee to cut laces from the hanging shoes. A copper pole, with a knife taped to the end, was used to cut shoes down off the 34,000-volt line. Employee #1 made contact with the power line and received an electric shock. He died two weeks later in the hospital. | |||||||
Keywords:
electrical, unsecured, electrocuted, inexperience, electric conductor, electric shock, backhoe
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 303708408 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported |