Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14242333 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14242333 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 10/19/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123312258	10/20/1998	1721	0	Clair Boring Painting And Services, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working from an aerial lift, pressure washing the side of a bank. He was working alone at the time. The employee, the aerial lift, or the equipment he was using contacted an overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, AERIAL LIFT, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	4	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	123312258			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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