Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200840478 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 200840478 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 10/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300610185	10/18/1999	4911	0	Oil Field Electric

Abstract: Two employees had set a wood utility pole to replace an existing pole. They had just plumbed the pole, and one of them released the pole from the jaws on the boom. The boom of the line truck he was operating contacted the 12-kilovolt (phase-to-ground) overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: DIGGER-DERRICK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300610185			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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