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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221559156

Cable,Cable Tv Work,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Hand,Head,Installing,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Ladder,Leg,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Repair,Telecom Work

Event
Cable,Cable Tv Work,Electric Shock,Electrical Wire,Electrocuted,Hand,Head,Installing,Laceration,Lack of Engineering Controls,Ladder,Leg,Line Clearance,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Repair,Telecom Work
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221559156
Report ID
0728900

Event description

Employee contacts power line and dies when electrocuted

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 42 M

    Event type
    13
    Occupation code
    523

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