Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14304026 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL ROD

Accident Summary Nr: 14304026 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 06/25/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3164738	06/25/1986	1623	0	Cimel Engineering, Corp.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3164720	06/25/1986	4911	0	Autoridad De Energia Electrica
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3164738	06/25/1986	1623	0	Cimel Engineering, Corp.

Abstract: An electric utility supervisor and two employees of a contractor were working on the roof of a structure, 4.6 meters (15 feet) above the ground. The two contractor employees were using a 6.1-meter-long (20-foot-long) steel rod to clean a water drainage system. The rod contacted a 37.2-kilovolt overhead power line. One of the two employees was electrocuted. The supervisor and the other contractor employee received electric shocks. The second contractor employee also sustained first-degree burns over 50 percent of his body. He and the supervisor were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: METAL WIRE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC, BURN, ELECTROCUTED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3164738	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Brickmasons and stonemasons
2	3164720	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors; brickmasons, stonemasons, tilesetters
3	3164738	Fatality	Electric Shock	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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