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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 1 | ||||
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| Nr: 315332528 | Report ID: 0352410 | Open Date: 07/20/2011 | ||
| Davis H Elliot Company Incorporated | ||||
| 498 Bay Front Road West Deale, MD 20751 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1731/Electrical Work | ||||
| NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors | ||||
| Mailing: 673 Blue Sky Parkway, Lexington, KY 40509 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 08/22/2011 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 08/25/2011 | |
| Emphasis: | S:Construction (1500-1799) | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 102596053 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 202626586 | Event: 07/20/2011 | Employee Is Electrocuted From Contact With Cutout Fuse | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 315332528 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Electrical power installers and repairers | ||