Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201363496 - Employee Is Electrocuted By Overhead Powerline
Accident: 201363496 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 12/09/2009 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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313628091 | 12/15/2009 | 7349 | Robert Lee Williams | ||||
Employee was hanging outdoor Christmas light on a cedar tree. Employee was standing and working from a basket of a bucket truck. A 14,400 volt overhead powerline was located 14 feet from cedar tree. The basket of the bucket truck was positioned between the cedar tree and overhead powerline. When a string of Christmas lights being placed by the employee on the cedar tree contacted the overhead powerline, the employee was electrocuted. | |||||||
Keywords:
power line worker, electrocuted, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Single family or duplex dwelling | New project or new addition | Under $50,000 | 1 | 26 | X | ||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 313628091 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |