Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14240519 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU CHALK LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14240519 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 05/31/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107373813	06/05/1989	7312	0	B & W Resources, Inc.

Abstract: An employee had positioned an aluminum ladder against a sign at a service station. He climbed the ladder to the top of the sign. He was about 8.5 meters (28 feet) above the ground, getting ready to paint a 50-millimeter (2-inch) border around the sign. (He had painted the rest of the sign about 3 weeks earlier.) He was applying a chalk line to the sign so that the edge of the border would be straight. Apparently, the wind blew his chalk line into the neutral conductor of an overhead power line. As he was trying to free his chalk line, it contacted a phase conductor, and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, HAND TOOL, PAINTER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107373813			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.