Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780880 - electric shock - direct contact with energized parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200780880 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 03/31/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122180136	04/01/1999	1731	0	Asplundh Tree Expert, Company

Abstract: A power line crew foreman was observing a power line worker using a live-line tool to reinstall a fuse door in an aboveground transformer. The power line worker was having difficulty cocking the fuse. The foreman instructed the employee to remove the live-line tool. The foreman walked 1 meter over to the 7200-volt fuse, grabbed it, and was electrocuted.

Keywords: FUSE, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTROCUTED, LIVE-LINE TOOL, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122180136			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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