Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117695.015 - Employee receives electrical shock, later requires amputatio

Accident Summary Nr: 117695.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 06/25/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413266.015	07/01/2019		237130	Henkels & Mccoy, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:33 a.m. on June 25, 2019, an employee worked to tighten guy wires using a hand-operated hoist. While tightening the top guy wire, the lower guy wire became slack and contacted a cutout switch on top of the pole. A 14,400 Volt discharge shocked the employee who was taken to the hospital to treat severe electrical burns which resulted in surgical amputation of the left arm and right leg.

Keywords: Amputation, Arm, Burn, Cutout Switch, Electric Shock, Guy, Hoist, Leg, Metal Wire, Utility Pole

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition				10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1413266.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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