Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400261 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH CONDUCTOR THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14400261 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/31/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100314848	08/02/1985	1761	0	Arlington Lane Corp

Abstract: A 24-year-old employee was standing on a metal ladder that was next to a building. The ladder was resting on a 30.5-meter-long (100-foot-long) extension cord set supplying electric power to a Makita electric drill. Due to reversed polarity, the neutral conductor in the cord was energized at 120 volts. The sharp edge of the metal ladder penetrated the insulation on the extension cord and contacted the neutral conductor. This, in turn, energized the ladder. The employee was electrocuted when his hand touched the structural metal frame of the building.

Keywords: E GI V, ELEC INSULATION, ELECTRICAL, REVERSE POLARITY, CORD SET, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100314848			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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