Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118713.015 - Employee incurs electrical shock after ladder contacts wire

Accident Summary Nr: 118713.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421164.015	08/01/2019		921190	Department Of The Air Force

Abstract: At 1:45 p.m. on July 30, 2019, an employee who worked in an unspecified capacity for the Air Force was installing connectors while replacing a ballast. The employee's ladder contacted an energized wire and electrically shocked the employee. In addition to being shocked. The employee incurred electrical burns to the hands and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Electric Conductor, Lack of Work Procedures, Ladder, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1421164.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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