Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201638178 - Journeyman Lineman Gets Shocked When Coworker Turns Power On

Accident Summary Nr: 201638178 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/20/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312836877	11/21/2008	1623	237130	Henkels & Mccoy Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312836885	11/21/2008	1731	238210	Colvin Infrared & Electrical Testing Inc

Abstract: On November 20, 2008, Employee #1, a journeyman lineman with Colvin Infrared & Electrical Testing Inc, sustained an electrical shock when a subcontractor applied testing voltage to the line he was working on. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified injuries as a result of this event.

Keywords: ELECTRICIAN, LOCKOUT, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over		25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312836877			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	312836885					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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