Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116794.015 - Employee is shocked when metal ladder contacts power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 116794.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1378821.015	02/13/2019		111998	Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 7, 2019, an employee positioning an 18-foot aluminum ladder while picking oranges when the ladder contacted overhead high voltage power lines. The employee incurred an electrical shock and burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Agriculture, Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Electric current, Foot, Hand, Inexperience, Ladder, Metal Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Shock, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1378821.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Farm workers

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