OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221590490

66372 - PIKE CORPORATION

LOUISVILLE, KY— 2023-08-12T00:00:00

Event: Bucket Truck, Electric Shock, Electric Switch, Electrocuted, Power Line Worker, Power Lines, Repair
NAICS: 238210
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #346910276
Employer profile: 66372 - PIKE CORPORATION
Summary number: 221590490
Report ID: 0452110

Event description

Employee is electrocuted working on power line

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 noon on August 12, 2023, an employee, a lineman, was working in a bucket truck changing out a switch on an electrical line when he suffered an electric shock. The employee was transferred to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
999

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