Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14216212 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14216212 -- Report ID: 0150900 -- Event Date: 07/15/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126887405	07/18/1995	9224	0	Sharon Volunteer Fire Department

Abstract: A firefighter was fighting a brush fire that had been caused by a fallen overhead power line. The employee drove 0.7 mile from the site of the fire to the location of a circuit breaker for the 7620-volt power line. He tried to open the breaker without using any electrical protective equipment and was electrocuted.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126887405			Fatality	Electric Shock	Firefighting occupations

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