Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170628507 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN LIGHTNING ARRESTER

Accident Summary Nr: 170628507 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 11/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119757854	11/30/1993	4939	0	Pacific Gas And Electric Co.

Abstract: A power line worker was checking a manual recloser on a utility pole supporting a 12-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee was troubleshooting a power outage. The employee stood on the back of his pickup truck to throw the switch. A lightning arrester had failed internally; and this defect, which could not have been visually detected by the employee, apparently energized the operating mechanism of the recloser. The employee was electrocuted when he operated the switch.

Keywords: LIGHTNING ARRESTER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, GROUND FAULT, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119757854			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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