Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction industry saw employment growth of only 2.47%. There are an average of 19 workers at each of the 8,910 establishments in the United States. With OSHA reported accident rates of less than that of the the Utility System Construction Industry as a whole, things have been relatively safe over the past five years.

On Wednesday, April 24th 2019 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in Henderson, KY after learning of an incident at Allstate Tower, Inc. which had occured on Monday, April 22nd 2019. A 30 year old Construction Laborer had been killed when the employee was killed when hoist cable contacted power line
OSHA ID115837.015
Accident Date2019-04-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:34 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was pulling the hoist cable of a Soilmec SR-30 Hydraulic Rotary Rig, with a pair of shakeout hook spreaders attached to the weight ball hook, to hook up a large metal pipe sleeve. The employee was killed when he pulled the hoist cable into a 13kV overhead high voltage power line and was electrocuted.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, April 24th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Henderson, KY which had occured previously at Allstate Tower, Inc.. A 30 year old Construction Laborer had been killed when the employee was killed when hoist cable contacted power line
OSHA ID115837.015
Accident Date2019-04-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:34 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was pulling the hoist cable of a Soilmec SR-30 Hydraulic Rotary Rig, with a pair of shakeout hook spreaders attached to the weight ball hook, to hook up a large metal pipe sleeve. The employee was killed when he pulled the hoist cable into a 13kV overhead high voltage power line and was electrocuted.
The accident investigation below was opened on Wednesday, April 24th 2019 by OSHA representitives in Henderson, KY after learning of an incident at Allstate Tower, Inc. which had occured on Monday, April 22nd 2019. A 30 year old man working as a Construction Laborer was killed on the job when the employee was killed when hoist cable contacted power line
OSHA ID115837.015
Accident Date2019-04-22
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 5:34 p.m. on April 22, 2019, an employee was pulling the hoist cable of a Soilmec SR-30 Hydraulic Rotary Rig, with a pair of shakeout hook spreaders attached to the weight ball hook, to hook up a large metal pipe sleeve. The employee was killed when he pulled the hoist cable into a 13kV overhead high voltage power line and was electrocuted.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
14.3
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 2720
252.1%
Inspection Rate: 2.34
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 249

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