Type A Accident Investigation of the April 25, 1997, Contractor Fatality on the Olympia-White River #1 230 kV Line

On April 25, 1997, a lineman for Great Southwestern was fatally electrocuted when he came in direct contact with a deenergized 230-kilovolt power line

Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security

June 1, 1997
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June 1, 1997

On April 25, 1997, at approximately 1510 hours, a lineman for Great Southwestern Construction Inc. was fatally electrocuted when he came in direct contact with a deenergized 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission power line conductor which contained an induced voltage.