Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14385314 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL TRIM

Accident Summary Nr: 14385314 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/30/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100090331	08/30/1985	1799	0	Frank Barrera

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ALUMINUM SIDING ON A TWO-STORY BUILDING. HE WAS STANDING ON A TUBULAR METAL SCAFFOLD AT A HEIGHT OF 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. A 10-FOOT PIECE OF TRIM THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IN HIS HANDS CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT RAN ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, METAL SIDING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100090331			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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