Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 168874.015 - One employee is killed and another incurs burns from contact

Accident Summary Nr: 168874.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 07/29/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1766030.015	07/30/2024		221121	Hooper Corporation

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on July 29, 2024, two employees, employed in electrical maintenance, were engaged in long line maintenance on a 115kV electrical transmission line. The employees were tethered approximately 100 feet below a Bell UH1H helicopter, and were lifted to a dead-end transmission pole to replace a damaged spiral dampener. While suspended, Employee #1 came into contact with the 115kV phase line located below the static line. Both employees sustained burns as a result of the electrical contact. Employee #1 was killed, while Employee #2 was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1766030.015	34	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electrical Power-Line
2	1766030.015	34	M	Fatality

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