Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1002476 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 1002476 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104215603	06/22/1988	1761	0	Ranberger Siding

Abstract: Two employees were installing siding on a building. At the time of the accident, they were moving an aluminum extension ladder that had been extended to a length of 7.6 meters. The top of the ladder contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line, and both employees received electric shocks. One of them was electrocuted. The other was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104215603			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	104215603			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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