OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221423445
CA-PAR ELECTRIC, INC.
SAINT AMANT, LA·
Event description
Two employees receive electrical shocks and burns, one emplo
Investigation abstract
At 2:30 p.m. on December 29, 2021, two employees worked to install a utility pole. At some point, an energized power transmission line contacted the boom that Employee #1, working as a lineman, stood in while working. The current traveled into the bucket truck where Employee #2, working as a foreman, who received an electric shock, and third degree burns to the chest and legs. The powerline then re-contacted the bucket and created an arc flash that caused third degree burns to Employee #1's face and chest. Employee #1 received CPR onsite, and both were hospitalized to treat their injuries. Employee #1 later died at the hospital.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 60 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 7015
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