Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14289615 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14289615 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 07/06/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18727651	07/06/1988	1721	0	County Of Charles City, Public Works Dept.

Abstract: A painter was working from a scaffold, painting the exterior of a building. He was using a roller brush attached to a 3.7-meter-long aluminum handle. A 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line was located 6.8 meters above the ground near the scaffold. The scaffold was 1.6 meters above the ground and 2.6 meters below the power line. The employee was electrocuted when the aluminum handle contacted the power line while he was painting. The employee had not been trained in hazard recognition or accident prevention.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, EXTENSION HANDLE, PAINTER, UNTRAINED, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18727651			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance

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