Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14419477 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14419477 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/20/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109317453	05/20/1992	1721	0	Hickam Painting & Decorating

Abstract: Two employees were placing a ladder against an apartment building so that they could paint the eaves of the building. Reportedly, a gust of wind blew the ladder away from the building. As the two employees struggled to keep the ladder in place, it fell against two phase conductors of an 8000-volt overhead power line that was 15 feet away from the building. One of the employees was electrocuted. The other employee (who was not listed on an injury line in the original abstract) was hospitalized in serious condition for his injuries.

Keywords: HIGH WIND, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109317453			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance

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