Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14400394 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANGLE IRON

Accident Summary Nr: 14400394 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 10/17/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100274992	10/17/1985	1791	0	Pioneer Construction

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WORKING AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE WAS HANDLING AN ANGLE IRON (20.2 FEET LONG, 1.625 INCHES WIDE) AT THE TOP OF A FRAME BUILDING. THE ANGLE IRON CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS 50 INCHES AWAY, AND THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN GIVEN NO ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND THE POWER TO THE OVERHEAD LINE HAD NOT BEEN DEENERGIZED.

Keywords: METAL RAIL, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100274992			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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