Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 96810.015 - Power line installer is shocked by live jumper

Accident Summary Nr: 96810.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 06/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1244287.015	06/30/2017		237130	Utility Lines Construction Services, Llc

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 28, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a power line construction company, was completing work at an installation. He was installing a label on a power pole when he came into contact with a live power line jumper and sustained an electric shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the electric shock.

Keywords: Construction, Elec Protect Equip, Elec Utility Work, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Work, Installing, Power Line Worker, Power Trans Appar, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	0	40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1244287.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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