Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14428668 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SIDING

Accident Summary Nr: 14428668 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/24/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
109541003	02/24/1994	1751	0	Centennial Builders

Abstract: An employee was installing siding on an apartment building. A 7620-volt overhead power line was located between 6 and 7 feet from the scaffolding on which the employee was working. As he was putting a piece of corner siding near the top of the building, the siding contacted the power line in two places on the metal. The employee received an electric shock and fell back onto the metal scaffolding. He rolled over the front edge of the scaffold planking and fell 19 feet to the ground, landing face down. He died either from the electric shock or from injuries sustained in the fall.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, E GI IC, METAL SIDING, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109541003			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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