Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14385926 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU HOIST

Accident Summary Nr: 14385926 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/10/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2114072	04/10/1986	1761	0	Associated Roofers, Inc.

Abstract: THREE EMPLOYEES OF A ROOFING CONTRACTOR WERE HOISTING A METAL TAR PUMPER PIPE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 45 FEET LONG, ONTO THE ROOF OF A THREE-STORY BUILDING. A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE HAD BEEN INSTALLED 4 FEET FROM THE BUILDING AT A HEIGHT OF 32 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. DURING THE HOISTING OPERATION, EITHER THE PIPE OR THE LOAD LINE CONTACTED THE POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, HOIST, PIPE, E GI IB, HOISTLINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2114072			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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