Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170394068 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU STRAND

Accident Summary Nr: 170394068 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 04/16/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106812720	04/17/1991	1623	0	Pyramid Communications Corp.

Abstract: An employee was stringing a 0.25-inch steel support strand for a cable television line. To string the support strand between two utility poles, the employee passed the strand over a tree. As he did this, the strand contacted a 7620-volt overhead power line located 19 feet, 9 inches above the ground. The employee, who was wearing cotton gloves, was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CABLE TV WORK, E TC, ELECTROCUTED, SUSPENSION STRAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106812720			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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