Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201363777 - Employee Is Killed By Electrocution
Accident: 201363777 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 01/04/2012 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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315306407 | 01/04/2012 | 1623 | Mdr Construction, Inc. | ||||
On January 4, 2012, Employee # 1 was working as a Journeyman Lineman. He lifted a 59 inch long armor-rod up out of his bucket and pass it (slide it) along the new field phase over to his coworker in another bucket on the South side of a C-2-2 configured pole. Employee # 1 was electrocuted when the armor-rod contacted the old energized conductor. Plus the employee was not wearing insulating gloves. | |||||||
Keywords:
elec insulation, glove, electrocuted, electric shock, aerial lift
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Powerline, transmission line | Alteration or rehabilitation | $50,000 to $250,000 | 39 | X | |||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 315306407 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Occupation not reported | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) FatCause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |