Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201321197 - One Electrocuted, One Burned When Pole Contacts Power Line
Accident: 201321197 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 02/12/2008 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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311269153 | 02/12/2008 | 1521 | Alick Smith General Contractor, Inc. | ||||
On February 12, 2008, Employees #1 and #2 were erecting a pump jack scaffold when one of the aluminum poles contacted an uninsulated #2 ACSR road phase of a 19.9-kilovolt power line that was 34 ft 11 in. off the ground. Employee #1 was electrocuted and Employee #2 sustained burns to his hands and feet, for which he was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, erection process, clearance, overhead power line, work rules, electrocuted, struck against, construction, metal pole, hand
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | 30 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 311269153 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior cladding FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |
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2 | 311269153 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Exterior cladding FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |