The following tables contain links to fatality investigation reports
of incidents where electrical incidents resulted in the deaths of workers.
The first table contains a list of cases investigated by NIOSH; the second
table contains a list of cases investigated by state investigators in
state FACE programs.
| 82-03 |
Investigative Report of an Occupational Fatal Accident
Occurring — Pennsylvania |
| 83-08 |
Electrocution of an Electrician |
| 83-09 |
Electrocution of a Painter |
| 84-17 |
Electrocution in a Fast Food Restaurant |
| 84-19 |
Mechanic Dies in Elevator Machine Room |
| 85-01 |
Worker Electrocuted at Power Substation in Howesville,
West Virginia |
| 85-03 |
Electrocution of a Transportation Employee |
| 85-04 |
Crew Foreman Dies Due to Electric Arc From Power Line |
| 85-06 |
19-Year-Old Warehouseman Electrocuted by a 440-Volt
Trolley Wire—Kentucky |
| 85-07 |
Two Workers Electrocuted by 23,000 Volt Power Line While
Erecting a Steel Support Structure |
| 85-08 |
Workman Electrocuted When Crane Load Line Contacts 7200
Volt Power Line |
| 85-11 |
Worker Electrocuted in Mushroom Cannery in Ohio |
| 85-14 |
Construction Worker Electrocuted When Crane Boom Contacts
13,800 Volt Power Line in Arizona |
| 85-15 |
Electrocution of Carpenter, Setting Forms, When Crane
Contacted 34,000 volt Power Line in Pennsylvania |
| 85-16 |
General Foreman Electrocuted While Testing Circuits
in North Carolina |
| 85-17 |
City Foreman Electrocuted and Three Crew Workers Critically
Injured While Erecting a Traffic Control Pole |
| 85-18 |
Worker Electrocuted by 7,200-Volt Power Line in North
Carolina |
| 85-19 |
Truck Driver Electrocuted While Unloading Concrete Blocks
in North Carolina |
| 85-21 |
Billboard Worker Dies When Metal Ladder Contacts 7,200-Volt
Power Line |
| 85-22 |
Fireman Electrocuted While Rappelling Down Building
in West Virginia |
| 85-24 |
Video Store Owner Electrocuted |
| 85-25 |
Field Investigation of a Fatality by Electric Shock
in Eastern Wake County |
| 85-28 |
29-Year-Old Welder Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 85-29 |
Two Construction Workers Electrocuted When Crane Contacts
One Phase of a 13.4 kV System in Tennessee |
| 85-30 |
Sign Serviceman Working Off of a Truck Mounted Platform
Ladder Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 85-32 |
20-Year-Old Construction Worker Electrocuted when Backhoe
Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line at Construction Site in Kentucky |
| 85-34 |
Billboard Worker Dies when Scaffold Makes Contact with
Power Line in Tennessee |
| 85-35 |
24-Year-Old Textile Worker Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 85-36 |
Employee of an Electrical Contracting Firm is Electrocuted
in North Carolina |
| 85-37 |
Brick Worker Electrocuted in Georgia |
| 85-38 |
Production Welder Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 85-39 |
Worker in Rubber Products Plant Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 85-41 |
Mobile Home Assembly-Line Worker Is Electrocuted in
Ohio |
| 85-42 |
Utility Company Employee Electrocuted in California
While Drilling Under a Road |
| 85-43 |
County Worker Dies in Tennessee CAUSE: Electrocution |
| 85-46 |
Soldier Electrocuted While Installing Communication
Wire in Georgia |
| 85-47 |
18-Year-Old Iron Worker Electrocuted at Indiana Construction
Site |
| 85-48 |
Service Technician Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-01 |
Electronics Plant Employee Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-02 |
A Journeyman Electrician Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-03 |
Electric Company Lineman Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 86-04 |
Electric Company Employee Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-05 |
School Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-06 |
Three Electrocuted on Farm in Georgia |
| 86-07 |
Two Electrocuted on Farm in Georgia |
| 86-08 |
18-Year-Old Electrician's Apprentice Electrocuted in
North Carolina |
| 86-09 |
Lineman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-10 |
33-Year-Old Apprentice Substation Electrician Fatally
Injured |
| 86-11 |
Two Electrical Contractor Employees Electrocuted in
Kentucky |
| 86-14 |
21-Year-Old Technician Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 86-16 |
Printing Company Bindery Machine Operator Electrocuted
in Indiana |
| 86-17 |
Truck Driver Electrocuted in Georgia |
| 86-18 |
Telephone Construction Worker Electrocuted in North
Carolina |
| 86-20 |
23-Year-Old Lineman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-21 |
Lineman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-22 |
21-Year-Old Electrocuted While Moving Grain Auger in
Indiana |
| 86-24 |
37-Year-Old Scale Technician Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 86-25 |
34-Year-Old Superintendent of Manufacturing Electrocuted
in North Carolina |
| 86-26 |
50-Year-Old Utility Worker Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-27 |
Part-time Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-28 |
24-Year-Old Manufactured-Home Installer Electrocuted
in Indiana |
| 86-29 |
29-Year-Old Mechanic Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 86-30 |
Township Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-31 |
23-Year-Old Groundsman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-32 |
General Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-33 |
26-Year-Old Electrician's Helper Electrocuted in South
Carolina |
| 86-35 |
34-Year-Old Maintenance Worker Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 86-36 |
22-Year-Old Construction Worker Electrocuted in Kentucky |
| 86-39 |
Two Workers Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 86-40 |
37-Year-Old Lineman Electrocuted in Georgia |
| 86-41 |
52-Year-Old Electrical Technician Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 86-42 |
31-Year-Old Groundsman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 86-43 |
25-Year-Old Restaurant Manager Electrocuted in North
Carolina |
| 86-44 |
Electrician Dies in North Carolina |
| 86-45 |
29-Year-Old Electrocuted at Ice Cream Plant in Tennessee |
| 86-46 |
21-Year-Old Groundsman Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 86-47 |
54-Year-Old Certified Electrician Dies in North Carolina |
| 86-49 |
National Guardsman Electrocuted in West Virginia |
| 86-50 |
40-Year-Old Lineman Technician Electrocuted in North
Carolina |
| 86-51 |
41-Year-Old Truck Driver Electrocuted in Kentucky |
| 86-52 |
Electrician Dies in Ohio |
| 86-53 |
52-Year-Old First Class Electrician Electrocuted in
Indiana |
| 86-55 |
Lead Line Mechanic Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-02 |
36-Year-Old Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-03 |
Mechanic Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 87-04 |
Apprentice Sheet Metal Worker Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 87-07 |
34-Year-Old Machine Operator Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 87-08 |
Laborer Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-09 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-10 |
Pump Operator/Truck Driver Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-11 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 87-12 |
Four Members of a Maintenance Crew Electrocuted in California
at a Major Naval Installation |
| 87-13 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 87-14 |
Stagehand Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 87-15 |
19-Year-Old Laborer Electrocuted in Kentucky |
| 87-16 |
31-Year-Old Fire Chief Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-18 |
Worker Electrocuted in South Carolina |
| 87-19 |
20-Year-Old Bricklayer Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-21 |
Injection Mold "Setup" Man Electrocuted in
Tennessee |
| 87-22 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 87-24 |
Lineman Apprentice Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 87-28 |
Two Painters Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 87-29 |
Lathe Operator Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-31 |
28-Year-Old Electronic Technician Dies From Electrical
Burns in Georgia |
| 87-32 |
27-Year-Old Painter Electrocuted in Georgia |
| 87-34 |
19-Year-Old Electrician's Apprentice Electrocuted in
Georgia |
| 87-35 |
Lineman Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-36 |
41-Year-Old Truck Driver Electrocuted After Unloading
Bricks in Maryland |
| 87-37 |
Truck Driver Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-38 |
Lineman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-40 |
Painter Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-41 |
56-Year-Old Pipe Layer Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-42 |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-43 |
32-Year-Old Electrician Electrocuted in Georgia |
| 87-44 |
Construction Worker Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-48 |
Two Workers (A Carpenter and a Laborer) Electrocuted
in South Carolina |
| 87-52 |
Driller Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-53 |
An 18-Year-Old Groundman Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-54 |
Truck Driver Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-55 |
Electrician Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 87-56 |
Utility Person Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-58 |
19-Year-Old Electrician's Apprentice Electrocuted in
Maryland |
| 87-60 |
Maintenance Manager Dies in North Carolina |
| 87-61 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-62 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 87-63 |
30-Year-Old Electrician Electrocuted in Maryland |
| 87-65 |
Tree Trimmer Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 87-66 |
Laborer Electrocuted in Virginia |
| 87-68 |
Electrician Electrocuted in Indiana |
| 87-69 |
Electrician Electrocuted in Tennessee |
| 87-70 |
Electrician Electrocuted in South Carolina |
| 88-02 |
Painter Is Electrocuted in South Carolina |
| 88-03 |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted |
| 88-04 |
Painter Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 88-05 |
Construction Worker Electrocuted in North Carolina |
| 88-11 |
Maintenance Supervisor Electrocuted |
| 88-13 |
Cement Finisher Electrocuted |
| 88-16 |
Power Company Worker Electrocuted in Underground Utility
Vault |
| 88-19 |
Deputy Sheriff Electrocuted |
| 88-21 |
Maintenance Worker Electrocuted |
| 88-22 |
Two Pipe Fitters Electrocuted |
| 88-23 |
Lineman Electrocuted |
| 88-24 |
Laborer Electrocuted |
| 88-25 |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted |
| 88-26 |
Yard Maintenance Worker Electrocuted |
| 88-31 |
Welder/Pipefitter Electrocuted |
| 88-32 |
Welder Electrocuted by Contact with an Energized Overhead
Crane Conductor |
| 88-34 |
Laborer Electrocuted When Metal Work Platform Becomes
Energized |
| 88-35 |
Assistant Pool Manager Electrocuted |
| 88-37 |
Electrician Electrocuted When He Contacted an Energized
Wire |
| 88-40 |
Laborer Electrocuted After Contacting Crane Touching
Power Line |
| 88-41 |
Journeyman Electrician Electrocuted by Touching Energized
Light Socket |
| 88-45 |
Electrical Contractor Crew Leader Electrocuted |
| 88-47 |
Equipment Operator/Lineman Electrocuted |
| 89-01 |
Steelworker Electrocuted When He Contacts Fan With Damaged
Power Cord |
| 89-04 |
Equipment Operator Electrocuted by Contact With Power
Line |
| 89-06 |
Lineman Electrocuted by Contacting Energized 12,000-Volt
Power Line |
| 89-08 |
Sign Technician Electrocuted Stepping From Energized
Ladder Truck |
| 89-09 |
Supervisor Dies Following Electrical Fire |
| 89-10 |
Machine Operator Electrocuted When Crane Contacts Overhead
Power Line |
| 89-11 |
Lineman Supervisor Dies Following Contact With Energized
Conductor |
| 89-15 |
Laborer Electrocuted as Boom of Bucket Truck Contacts
a 7200-volt Power Line |
| 89-16 |
Roofer Electrocuted When Ladder Contacts 7,200-Volt
Power Line |
| 89-17 |
Electrical Foreman and Groundman Electrocuted When Guy
Wire Contacts 13,200-Volt Power Line |
| 89-18 |
Journeyman Electrician Electrocuted When Lockout Attempt
Fails |
| 89-19 |
Maintenance Mechanic Electrocuted While Touching Damaged
Power Cord |
| 89-26 |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted while Upgrading a Power
Distribution System |
| 89-27 |
Distribution Line Technician Dies After Contacting Energized
Conductor |
| 89-36 |
Distribution Line Technician Electrocuted by Conductor
in Contact with 7200-volt Power Line |
| 89-37 |
Laborer Electrocuted When He Contacts 4,160-Volt Power
Line on Rooftop |
| 89-39 |
Apprentice Lineman Dies After Contacting 7,200-Volt
Primary Wire |
| 89-40 |
Service Operations Technician Dies After Contacting
7,680-Volt Switch |
| 89-42 |
Television Cable Installer Electrocuted |
| 89-43 |
Foundry Laborer Electrocuted While Loading Electric
Induction Furnace |
| 89-48 |
Truck Driver Dies When Crane Boom Contacts Power Line |
| 89-50 |
Apprentice Electrician Electrocuted |
| 90-01 |
One Laborer and Two Steel Workers Electrocuted when
an Elevated Work Platform Contacts 69,000-volt Power Line in Ohio
|
| 90-02 |
Tree Trimmer Crew Leader Dies When He Contacts Energized
Power Line in Puerto Rico |
| 90-03 |
Lineman Dies When He Contacts Energized Power Line in
Puerto Rico |
| 90-04 |
Meter Reader Dies When He Contacts Energized Clothesline
Wire in Puerto Rico |
| 90-05 |
Lineman Dies When He Contacts Energized Power Line in
Puerto Rico |
| 90-06 |
Electrical Lineman Electrocuted by Contact with Energized
Power Line in Puerto Rico |
| 90-08 |
Line Technician Electrocuted During Power Restoration
Following Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina |
| 90-09 |
Painter Electrocuted while Repositioning an Aluminum
Extension Ladder in Virginia |
| 90-10 |
Carpenter Electrocuted in Pennsylvania when Aluminum
Edging Contacts Power Line |
| 90-22 |
Electrician Electrocuted after Contacting an Energized
480-volt Bus Bar in South Carolina |
| 90-26 |
Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting 7,200-Volt Cutout
Switch on Utility Pole in Tennessee |
| 90-27 |
Lineman Electrocuted When He Contacts a 7200-volt Power
Line While Installing a Guy Wire in North Carolina |
| 90-29 |
Laborer Touching Suspended Cement Bucket Electrocuted
When Crane Cable Contacts 7200-Volt Power Line in North Carolina |
| 90-31 |
Laborer Dies from Electrical Injuries Sustained in an
Electrical Distribution System Substation in Virginia |
| 90-32 |
Electrician Electrocuted When He Contacts Energized
Conductor in a Manhole in Virginia |
| 90-34 |
Tree Trimming Groundsman Electrocuted after Grasping
a Guy Wire that Contacted an Energized Guy Wire in Virginia |
| 90-35 |
Electrical Lineman Dies After Falling 35 Feet to the
Ground from a Burning Aerial Bucket in South Carolina |
| 90-37 |
Maryland Steelworker Electrocuted When He Contacted
Energized Toaster Oven Casing in Employee Lunchroom |
| 90-38 |
Well Driller Electrocuted When Pipe on Crane Cable Contacts
12,000-Volt Overhead Power Line in Virginia |
| 90-39 |
Foreman Electrocuted and Lineman Injured After Truck-mounted
Crane Boom Contacts 7,200-volt Overhead Power Line in Virginia |
| 90-40 |
Utility Lineman Electrocuted in Ohio |
| 91-01 |
Distribution Line Technician Electrocuted in South Carolina |
| 91-03 |
Tree Trimming Groundsman Electrocuted after Contacting
an Energized Aerial Bucket Truck in South Carolina |
| 91-05 |
Construction Laborer Electrocuted After Handling Damaged
Energized Extension Cord in Virginia |
| 91-08 |
Truck Driver Electrocuted After Contacting an Energized
Dump Truck in South Carolina |
| 91-10 |
Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting 7600-volt Power
Line During Attempt To Restore Electrical Power in Tennessee |
| 91-21 |
Lineman Trainee Electrocuted after Contacting an Energized
Pickup Truck in South Carolina |
| 91-22 |
Laborer Electrocuted Upon Contacting an Energized Conveyor
in Kentucky |
| 91-25 |
Electrical Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting Energized
Trailer-Mounted Line Tensioner in South Carolina |
| 91-28 |
Textile Worker (Fixer) Electrocuted When He Contacts
an Energized Conductor in South Carolina |
| 91-29 |
Crew Foreman Electrocuted When He Contacts Energized
Conductor in South Carolina |
| 91-32 |
Technician Electrocuted While Performing Maintenance
on a Walk-in Cooler in Virginia |
| 92-01 |
Electrical Contracting Company Line Mechanic Electrocuted
After Contacting Energized Conductor While Working From an Aerial
Bucket—Virginia |
| 92-02 |
Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting Energized Conductor
While Working From the Bucket of an Aerial Lift Truck in Virginia |
| 92-06 |
Roofing Mechanic Trainee Electrocuted in South Carolina |
| 92-07 |
Electrical Technician Electrocuted after Contacting
a 800-volt Conductor in South Carolina |
| 92-12 |
Power Line Worker Electrocuted While Performing Maintenance
on Overhead Power Line—Alaska |
| 92-16 |
Textile Worker (Machine Operator) Electrocuted After
Contacting an Energized Conductor—South Carolina |
| 92-20 |
Electrical Project Supervisor Dies After Contacting
An Energized Conductor—South Carolina |
| 92-24 |
Roofer's Helper Electrocuted When Ladder Platform Hoist
Contacts a Power Line—South Carolina |
| 92-25 |
Electrician Electrocuted After Contacting Energized
Conductor While Working From the Bucket of an Aerial Lift Truck—Virginia |
| 92-27 |
Painter Electrocuted When Metal Ladder Contacts a Powerline--Virginia |
| 92-28 |
Painter Electrocuted When Metal Ladder Contacts a Power
Line—Virginia |
| 92-30 |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted While Setting Utility
Pole—Virginia |
| 93-14 |
Truck Driver and Company President Electrocuted After
Crane Boom Contacts Power Line—West Virginia |
| 93-18 |
Electrician Apprentice Electrocuted after Contacting
a 480-volt Conductor in South Carolina |
| 94-08 |
Department of Transportation Maintenance Foreman is
Electrocuted and a Highway Maintenance Worker Severely Burned When
Truck Bed Contacts Overhead 7,200-volt Power Line—South Carolina |
| 94-10 |
Journeyman Wireman Electrocuted After Contacting Energized
Switchgear Components at Power Plant—West Virginia |
| 94-17 |
HVAC Contractor and Employee Electrocuted in Crawlspace—North
Carolina |
| 96-19 |
Sixteen-year-old Electrical-Contractor Laborer Electrocuted—Texas |
| 2003-08 |
Hispanic Painter Electrocuted When The Ladder He Was
Carrying Contacted a 13,200 Volt Overhead Powerline—North Carolina |
| 2003-10 |
Hispanic Painter Electrocuted When The Metal Ladder
He Was Repositioning Contacted an Overhead Powerline—North Carolina |
| 2003-11 |
Hispanic Painter Electrocuted When the Aluminum
Extension Ladder He was Positioning Contacted an Overhead Powerline—South Carolina |
| 2005-01 |
Hispanic Laborer Electrocuted When Crane Boom or
Load Line Contacts 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line—North Carolina |
| 2005-02 |
Hispanic Laborer Electrocuted After Boom Truck Contacts Overhead Power
Line—North Carolina |
| 92AK012 |
AK |
Power Line Worker Electrocuted While Performing Maintenance
on Overhead Power Line |
| 99AK011 |
AK |
Laborer/Rigger Electrocuted During an Aerial Lift of
Equipment |
| 99AK019 |
AK |
Driller's Helper Electrocuted When Mast of Drill Rig
Contacted Overhead Power Line |
| 00AK011 |
AK |
Lineman Killed After Contacting Charged Switch |
| 01AK018 |
AK |
Construction Materials Technician Electrocuted After
Contacting Power Line at Quarry |
| 92CA002 |
CA |
Electrical Engineer Dies After Receiving Burns from
an Electrical Panel in California. |
| 92CA003 |
CA |
Plumber Electrocuted While Working in a Crawlspace in
California |
| 92CA005 |
CA |
Insulation Plant Operator Electrocuted While Changing
an Electrode in California. |
| 92CA006 |
CA |
Construction Laborer Electrocuted by Energized Crane
in California |
| 92CA008 |
CA |
Roofer Electrocuted After Falling on Power Lines in
California. |
| 92CA011 |
CA |
Maintenance Laborer Electrocuted During Renovation of
an Office Building in California |
| 92CA013 |
CA |
Pipefitter Electrocuted When Closing Metal Gates at
Construction Site in California |
| 92CA014 |
CA |
Electrician was Electrocuted While Doing Repair Work
on a Restaurant Freezer in California |
| 92CA016 |
CA |
Facilities Journeyman Electrician Electrocuted While
Doing Electrical Maintenance Work in California |
| 93CA006 |
CA |
Tree Trimmer Electrocuted by High Voltage Line in California |
| 93CA008 |
CA |
Maintenance Worker Electrocuted While at Work on Top
of a Water Tank in California |
| 94CA001 |
CA |
Two Equipment Operators Electrocuted when Irrigation
Pipe Made Contact with an Overhead Electrical Line in California |
| 94CA004 |
CA |
Coil Tester Electrocuted While Testing Insulation on
a Conduit Coil in California |
| 94CA006 |
CA |
Traction Power Inspector Dies After being Electrocuted
While Doing Routine Maintenance at a Traction Power Substation in
California |
| 96CA002 |
CA |
Student Worker (Laborer) is Electrocuted When Street
Light Standard Makes Electrical Contact in California |
| 96CA006 |
CA |
Two Well Drillers Electrocuted when Their Truck-Mounted
Boom Contacts Overhead Power Lines in California |
| 96CA014 |
CA |
Plumber Electrocuted When He Contacts the Frayed Wires
of His Work Light |
| 04CA004 |
CA |
Two Heavy Equipment Mechanics Electrocuted While Working on a Large
Earth Moving Piece of Construction Equipment Called a Scraper |
| 06CA007 |
CA |
An Electrician Was Electrocuted While Repairing a Lighting Circuit |
| 06CA008 |
CA |
A Hotel Maintenance Worker Died From Injuries Received From an Electrical Flash |
| 90CO029 |
CO |
Wheat Farm Employee Electrocuted When the Aluminum Irrigation
Pipe Contacted a 7200 Volt Power Line. |
| 90CO042 |
CO |
Dairy Farmer Electrocuted when the Grain Auger He was
Relocating Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line in Colorado. |
| 91CO084 |
CO |
Truck Driver Electrocuted When the Discharge Chute of
a Hay Grinder Contacts 7200 Volt Power Line |
| 92CO039 |
CO |
Maintenance Electrician Dies from Burns Received When
Electrical Panel is Shorted |
| 94CO003 |
CO |
Foreman on Electrical Line Crew is Electrocuted When
an Energized Line Contacts a Guy Wire |
| 94CO035 |
CO |
Painter Electrocuted When the Aluminum Ladder Contacted
a 7,620-volt Power Line |
| 94CO040 |
CO |
Two Workers Injured (One Died and One was Hospitalized
with Burns) When Truck-mounted Conveyor Contacted an Overhead Power
Line. |
| 95CO054 |
CO |
A Car Wash Employee is Electrocuted While Working on
Equipment |
| 96CO029 |
CO |
Farm Laborer Dies When the Aluminum Irrigation Pipe
Contacts a High Voltage Line |
| 93IN080 |
IN |
Laborer Dies After Receiving Severe Electrical Shock
Installing a TV Tower |
| 94IN046 |
IN |
Laborer Electrocuted While Attempting to Change a Fuse
in a Fuse Box Providing power to a Fertilizer Mixer/Loader |
| 94IN061 |
IN |
Laborer Electrocuted While Felling Trees on Private
Property |
| 97IN117 |
IN |
A-29-year-old Furnace Technician (the Victim) Dies Trying
to Put Out a Trailer Fire |
| 93IA015 |
IA |
Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting 7,200 Volt Transmission
Line While Installing New Pole |
| 03IA055 |
IA |
Construction Worker Electrocuted When Boom Forklift
Contacted Power Lines |
| 03KY115 |
KY |
Licensed Electrician Dies When Electrocuted by 480 Volts |
| 94MD022 |
MD |
Master Electrician Electrocuted While Installing Fluorescent
Lighting at a Commercial Establishment |
| 94MD038 |
MD |
Appliance Repair Person was Electrocuted in a Repair
Shop While Diagnosing the Problem with a Microwave Oven |
| 98MD019 |
MD |
A Siding Mechanic Falls from a Ladder After He Contacted
a Power Line |
| 91MA007 |
MA |
Employee Electrocuted While Dismantling a Metal Edged
Box Resting on a Flexible Electrical Cord |
| 92MA001 |
MA |
Massachusetts Public Utility Lineman Dies of Thermal
Burns When Aerial Lift Hydraulic Hoses Ruptured and Ignited |
| 92MA003 |
MA |
Self-employed Carpentry Specialist Electrocuted When
He Contacted Energized Public Utility Power Line in Massachusetts |
| 92MA010 |
MA |
Elevator Service/Repair Helper Electrocuted |
| 92MA017 |
MA |
Self-Employed Real Estate Developer/Builder Electrocuted by Construction
Site Generator |
| 93MA003 |
MA |
Massachusetts Carpentry Foreman Dies When Metal Ladder
Contacts Overhead Public Utility Power Line |
| 93MA009 |
MA |
Self-employed Massachusetts Electrician Dies During
Electrical Connection of Equipment |
| 94MA003 |
MA |
Massachusetts Arborist Electrocuted On Contact With
13,800 Volt Public Utility Power Line |
| 94MA068 |
MA |
Massachusetts Public Utility Electrician Electrocuted
During Routine Operations and Maintenance |
| 02MI119 |
MI |
Inside Wireman Electrician Electrocuted Working on Exterior Light
Pole |
| 02MI208 |
MI |
Laborer Electrocuted When Antenna on Top of Steel Pole Building
Contacts 14400-Volt Energized Line |
| 03MI079 |
MI |
Department of Public Works Employee Electrocuted Attempting
to Read a Water Meter Located Behind an Apartment Boiler |
| 03MI193 |
MI |
Farmer Died When Electrocuted While Welding Feed Bunker Wagon |
| 92MN002 |
MN |
Lineman Electrocuted by Contacting Energized 4160-Volt
Power Line |
| 92MN004 |
MN |
Turkey Farmer Dies from Electrocution |
| 92MN006 |
MN |
Plumber/Construction Worker Electrocuted by Indirect
Contact with 220V Conductor |
| 92MN011 |
MN |
Resident Caretaker Dies from Electrocution |
| 92MN012 |
MN |
Tree Trimming/Removal Worker Electrocuted after Making
Indirect Contact With a 8000 Volt Overhead Power Line |
| 93MN010 |
MN |
Electrician Dies from Electrocution |
| 93MN011 |
MN |
Electrician Electrocuted After Contacting Energized
Equipment |
| 93MN062 |
MN |
Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic Dies From Electrocution |
| 93MN079 |
MN |
Construction Laborer Electrocuted After Accessing Primary
Side of Transformer Box |
| 94MN012 |
MN |
Delivery Truck Driver Electrocuted After Truck-Mounted
Boom Contacts 40,000-Volt Overhead Power Line |
| 95MN033 |
MN |
Business Manager Electrocuted While Removing Flagpole
Located Near 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line |
| 95MN040 |
MN |
Farmer Electrocuted While Working On A Bale Conveyor |
| 95MN042 |
MN |
Building Renovation Contractor Electrocuted When Scaffold
Contacted 8,000 Volt Overhead Power Line |
| 96MN056 |
MN |
Worker Electrocuted After Touching Dump
Truck That Contacted Overhead Power Line |
| 99MN039 |
MN |
Farm Worker Electrocuted While Repairing Bale Conveyor
Electrical Cord |
| 92MO012 |
MO |
Line Foreman Electrocuted While Performing Routine Maintenance
at a Transformer Station in Missouri. |
| 92MO028 |
MO |
Production Worker Dies Following Contact with 220 Volts
of Electricity in Missouri. |
| 94MO096 |
MO |
Roofing Materials Deliveryman Electrocuted When Truck-mounted
Boom Conveyer Contacts Overhead Power Line |
| 94MO110 |
MO |
Service Technician Electrocuted While Repairing Air
Conditioning Unit |
| 94MO127 |
MO |
Apprentice Lineman Electrocuted On Pad-Mounted Underground
Transformer |
| 96MO059 |
MO |
Wireless Cable TV Service Installer Electrocuted by
Overhead Power Line |
| 98MO042 |
MO |
Cable Television Installer Electrocuted When Cable Wire
Contacts 7,200-Volt Power Line |
| 98MO101 |
MO |
Journeyman Lineman Electrocuted Following Contact With
Energized Lightning Arrestor |
| 94NE039 |
NE |
Commercial Garage Door Falls, Fatally Crushing Worker |
| 97NE006 |
NE |
Lineman Struck by Falling Power Pole |
| 97NE030 |
NE |
Lineman Electrocuted on Tower |
| 98NE025 |
NE |
Three Fiber Optic Cable Installers Killed by Contact
with Power Line |
| 03NE022 |
NE |
Farmer Electrocuted Exiting Grain Bin |
| 03NE027 |
NE |
Irrigation System Serviceman Electrocuted |
| 04NE002 |
NE |
Worker Electrocuted In Bucket Truck |
| 90NJ006 |
NJ |
Electrician Dies Working on Energized Electrical Circuit |
| 90NJ013 |
NJ |
Insulation Installer Dies When His Aluminum Ladder Makes
Contact With Overhead Power Line |
| 90NJ014 |
NJ |
Laborer Electrocuted While Working at Bottom of Dry
Well at Sewer Pumping Station |
| 90NJ015 |
NJ |
Apprentice Lineman Dies After Making Contact With the
Secondary Power Lines on a Utility Pole |
| 91NJ003 |
NJ |
Power Substation Worker Falls 12 Feet to his Death After
Contacting a 26,000 Volt Power Line. |
| 91NJ004 |
NJ |
Electronics Technician is Electrocuted While Servicing
a Microwave Oven |
| 91NJ006 |
NJ |
Factory Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 480 Volts
While Attempting to Reset a Relay in an Electrical Cabinet |
| 91NJ009 |
NJ |
Electrician's Helper Electrocuted After Contacting 480
Volt Bus Wires for an Overhead Crane |
| 91NJ010 |
NJ |
Maintenance Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 120
Volts While Testing an Electric Motor |
| 91NJ012 |
NJ |
Drill Operator and Mechanic Electrocuted After Contacting
A 7,200 Volt Overhead Power Line With A Drill Rig Boom |
| 91NJ013 |
NJ |
Painter Is Electrocuted While Power-Washing a Bridge |
| 91NJ016 |
NJ |
Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting 7,200 Volts While
Rerouting Power Lines on A Utility Pole |
| 91NJ017 |
NJ |
Carpenter Dies After Falling 22 Feet From a Ladder When
Aluminum Siding Section Contacts an Overhead Power Line |
| 91NJ020 |
NJ |
Tree Trimmer Dies After Contacting Energized Power Lines |
| 92NJ007 |
NJ |
Electrician Electrocuted After Contacting 277 Volts
While Installing An Overhead Light Fixture |
| 92NJ011 |
NJ |
Utility Company Work Leader Electrocuted While Replacing
a Lightning Arrestor on a Utility Pole |
| 92NJ019 |
NJ |
Worker Electrocuted While Servicing an Energized Air Conditioning
Unit |
| 92NJ026 |
NJ |
Lineman Electrocuted After Falling Against Exposed Conductors in
a Ground Level Transformer Box |
| 92NJ029 |
NJ |
Construction Worker Electrocuted When Crane Cable Contacts
an Overhead Power Line |
| 93NJ019 |
NJ |
Chief Lineman Electrocuted After Contacting 4,200 Volts
While Repairing A Downed Power Line |
| 93NJ026 |
NJ |
One Firefighter Electrocuted and One Seriously Injured
When An Aluminum Extension Ladder Contacts a 7,600 Volt Overhead Power
Line |
| 93NJ063 |
NJ |
Construction Laborer Electrocuted At School Renovation
Site |
| 93NJ069 |
NJ |
Roofer Dies After Falling 30 Feet From a Ladder When An Aluminum
Pole Contacts an Overhead Power Line |
| 93NJ089 |
NJ |
Drill Operator Electrocuted After Contacting A 7,200
Volt Overhead Power Line While Raising A Drill Rig Boom. |
| 93NJ126 |
NJ |
Sheet Metal Worker Electrocuted After Contacting 277
Volts While Replacing An Overhead Light Fixture |
| 94NJ066 |
NJ |
Tree Trimmer Electrocuted While Trimming a Tree |
| 94NJ072 |
NJ |
Apprentice Lineman Dies After Making Contact with a High
Voltage Transmission Line Through a Wooden Utility Pole |
| 94NJ090 |
NJ |
Lifeguard Electrocuted After Contacting An Energized
Pump Motor Housing |
| 94NJ114 |
NJ |
Groundman Electrocuted During Installation
of Pole Mounted Transformer |
| 95NJ061 |
NJ |
Municipal Utility Worker Electrocuted When a Backhoe
Strikes an Underground Electrical Transmission Line |
| 95NJ070 |
NJ |
High School Maintenance Worker Electrocuted After Contacting
a 277 Volt Electrical Cable |
| 95NJ080 |
NJ |
Electrical Helper Electrocuted After Contacting 460
Volts While Servicing an Overhead Light Fixture |
| 96NJ010 |
NJ |
Tree Trimmer Electrocuted After Contacting an Overhead
Power Line |
| 96NJ042 |
NJ |
Electrical Testing Laboratory Technician Killed After
Contacting 26,000 Volts and Falling From a Ladder |
| 98NJ025 |
NJ |
Sign Company Owner and Helper Electrocuted When a Sign
Post Contacts an Overhead Power Line |
| 04NJ059 |
NJ |
Hispanic Factory Worker Dies of Burns After Improperly
Testing a 480-Volt Electrical Bus Bar |
| 03OR021 |
OR |
Worker Killed in Wood-dust Fire Sparked by Faulty Fuse |
| 04OR005 |
OR |
Machine Operator Electrocuted While Shoveling Pellets |
| 92WI057 |
WI |
Crane Operator Electrocuted Dies When the Boom He was
Operating Came in Contact with 4800 Volt High Power Transmission Line |
| 92WI075 |
WI |
Assistant Machine Operator was Electrocuted When He
Handled a Compressed Air Nozzle and Screw Driver Near or in a Power
Cord Carrying 480 Volts |
| 92WI089 |
WI |
A 29 Year Old Truck Driver/Delivery Man was Electrocuted
when the Aluminum Pole Brush He was Holding Came in Contact with a
14,000 Volt Overhead Transmission Line |
| 92WI095 |
WI |
Farmer Dies When Hay Elevator He and 2 Other Men were
Moving Came Into Contact with a High Power Transmission Line |
| 92WI106 |
WI |
Welder Was Electrocuted While Attempting to Connect
Two Power Cords |
| 93WI214 |
WI |
Electrician Electrocuted after Contacting an Energized
Electric Hand Drill |
| 93WI233 |
WI |
Coating Machine Operator Electrocuted While Assisting
Electrician with Circuit Breaker Wiring |
| 94WI305 |
WI |
Farm Worker Electrocuted When Aluminum Grain Tube Contacts
Overhead Power Line |
Electrocution Fatality Investigation Reports