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Report: #2019-01 Issued by: NIOSH Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program Date of report: July 29, 2021

A 48-year-old city electric maintenance worker was electrocuted while installing lines for security cameras in a residential area. According to a GPS tracker in the worker’s elevated bucket truck, the worker positioned the truck in front of a newly placed camera pole. Electric power lines running to a housing development were adjacent to the pole. The worker got into the basket, raised it to about 28 feet, pulled some triplex service wire and began installing it onto the pole. It is believed he was not aware of his proximity to the power lines. A resident called 911 after experiencing flickering lights and hearing a loud noise. First responders found the worker’s truck with its basket in the air and a hard hat lying on the street. Firefighters raised a ladder truck above the basket and saw the worker on the basket floor. He had signs of electrical burns on his right shoulder, hand and clothing, and his reflective vest and gloves were melted. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

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