Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202626586 - Employee Is Electrocuted from Contact with Cutout Fuse

Accident Summary Nr: 202626586 -- Report ID: 0352410 -- Event Date: 07/20/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315332528	07/20/2011	1731	238210	Davis H Elliot Company Incorporated

Abstract: On July 20, 2011, Employee #1 was working as a lineman. Employee #1 climbed an electrical distribution pole, and was wearing the appropriate personal protective equipment as indicated in the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) C2-2007. Employee #1 reached his designated working position and shifted his weight on the pole in order to pull up the insulating blanket from below. Employee #1's back right shoulder blade made contact with the high side of a cutout fuse (also called a "stinger") just behind his insulating arm protector. The cutout fuse was energized at 7,600 volts. Employee #1 was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, CUTOUT SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315332528			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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