OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221487580
CENTRE WISP VENTURE COMPANY, LLC
SPRING MILLS, PA—
Event description
Employee is electrocuted in contact with power line
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 p.m. on August 10, 2022, an employee was attempting to locate a line of site from the ground to a tower on the mountain. The employee walked the site but was not able to locate a line of site to the tower. The employee backed up the bucket truck on an incline under a 7,200 KV power line and elevated himself to gain a line of site to the tower when he contacted with the power line and was electrocuted.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 19 M
- Event type
- 13
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