Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 138742.015 - Employee is electrocuted and killed by contact with high vol

Accident Summary Nr: 138742.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 08/30/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1550379.015	08/30/2021		238320	Morris Painting Inc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee worked to paint a metal transmission tower. The employee worked in a section with live, high voltage power lines. The employee made contact with the power lines, was electrocuted, and killed.

Keywords: Contact, Electrocuted, Painter, Power Lines, Transmission Tower, Unguarded Live Parts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair				75	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1550379.015	27	M	Fatality		Hand painting, coating and decorating occupations	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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