Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14264469 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS THRU HAND TOOL

Accident Summary Nr: 14264469 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 11/03/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108205279	11/03/1989	1742	0	Russo Lath & Plaster, Inc.

Abstract: A PLASTERER WAS WORKING IN THE BASEMENT OF A COURTHOUSE, SMOOTHING AND TEXTURING FRESH PLASTER THAT HAD BEEN APPLIED TO THE CEILING. THE CEILING WAS ABOUT 20 FEET WIDE AND 40 FEET LONG. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 7-FOOT-HIGH SCAFFOLD. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE CEILING, SMOOTHING THE PLASTER, WHEN HE CONTACTED SOME 120-VOLT ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH THE TROWEL HE WAS USING. THE ELECTRIC SHOCK KNOCKED HIM TO THE SCAFFOLD PLANKING. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK AND RELEASED.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND TOOL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108205279			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Plasterers

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