OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221688740

HOOPER CORPORATION

EMPIRE, CO— 2024-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Electrical Burn, Electrocuted, Power Lines
NAICS: 221121
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347660300
Employer profile: HOOPER CORPORATION
Summary number: 221688740
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

One employee is killed and another incurs burns from contact

Investigation abstract

At 1:00 p.m. on July 29, 2024, two employees, employed in electrical maintenance, were engaged in long line maintenance on a 115kV electrical transmission line. The employees were tethered approximately 100 feet below a Bell UH1H helicopter, and were lifted to a dead-end transmission pole to replace a damaged spiral dampener. While suspended, Employee #1 came into contact with the 115kV phase line located below the static line. Both employees sustained burns as a result of the electrical contact. Employee #1 was killed, while Employee #2 was treated without hospitalization.

Victims (2)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
7015
#2 Fatality Age 34 M

Event type
13

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