Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201610763 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201610763 -- Report ID: 1054118 -- Event Date: 10/13/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302050950	10/13/1998	4911	0	Midstate Electric Cooperative Inc

Abstract: A four-person power line crew was replacing the top arm on a utility pole, changing it to a dead-end double arm feeding an underground line. The employees set an auxiliary arm in place under the existing arm and began transferring the 14.4-kilovolt line conductors to the auxiliary arm. During this operation, one of the power line workers contacted an energized section of the auxiliary arm and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302050950			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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