Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85294.015 - Employee makes contact with power line and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 85294.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1147451.015	05/11/2016		238210	Pike Electric, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on May 10, 2016, an employee was standing outside the electrical digger truck. The employee and coworker were conducting maintenance on a electrical power line, which required replacing a 30 foot electrical pole. During the process of setting up a digger truck to dig a hole for the new pole. The operator of the digger truck made contact with the electrical power line which energized the truck and the employee was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Electrical, Maintenance, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1147451.015	34	M	Fatality		Equipment Operator: Heavy

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