Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202338471 - Employee electrocuted by guy when pole strikes power line

Accident Summary Nr: 202338471 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 08/27/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306907379	08/28/2003	1731	238210	Mastec North America, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was part of a crew that was digging at the base of a new 40 ft tall concrete pole to repair underground power lines. The new pole was replacing an older one that had to be relocated because of a highway widening project near a substation. The installation of the new pole had damaged the underground lines and the crew was digging to reach them. The combination of their excavating around the base and recent heavy rains caused the concrete pole to tip slightly into an existing 7,620 volt overhead power line. Employee #1 touched one of the pole's guys after it tipped and was electrocuted. The new pole did not had any power line conductors connected yet and it had only three guys, all on one side.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, CONSTRUCTION, GUY, UNSTABLE SOIL, UTILITY POLE, OVERTURN

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000		40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306907379			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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