Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14252217 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU BOOM

Accident Summary Nr: 14252217 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/29/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18532788	12/01/1988	7389	0	Piedmont Sign And Service Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULBS FOR STREET LIGHTING AT A SHOPPING CENTER. HE MOVED HIS AERIAL LADDER INTO LOCATION WITH ITS METAL LADDER AND BOOM CABLE IN THE UPRAISED POSITION. WITHOUT HIS KNOWLEDGE, THE BOOM CABLE HAD CONTACTED A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18532788			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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