Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14377220 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH UNKNOWN SOURCE

Accident Summary Nr: 14377220 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 11/16/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17682857	11/20/1989	7312	0	National Industrial Sign Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ATOP A WORK PLATFORM BEHIND A BILLBOARD. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT, FELL FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE GROUND, A DISTANCE OF 30 TO 40 FEET. THE EMPLOYEE DIED OF INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE FALL. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS ELECTRIC SHOCK. HOWEVER, THE POSSIBLE SOURCES OF ELECTRIC SHOCK WERE NOT DISCUSSED IN THE REPORT.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, WORK PLATFORM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17682857			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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