OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221387897

PIKE ELECTRIC LLC

ADGER, AL· 2021-08-31T00:00:00

Event: Contact, Electrocuted, Energized, Power Line Worker, Power Lines
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345506232
Employer profile: PIKE ELECTRIC LLC
Summary number: 221387897
Report ID: 0418300

Event description

Two employees are electrocuted while attempting to restore p

Investigation abstract

At 10:45 a.m. on August 31, 2021, two employees, both apprentice linesmen, were working on a 7,200-volt electric distribution line to restore power after a severe summer storm. The employees were attempting to repair a downed power line before isolating the live electrical source and were both electrocuted.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
577
#2 Fatality Age 19 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
577

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