Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14442529 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14442529 -- Report ID: 0355111 -- Event Date: 12/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123663213	12/13/1993	3993	0	Talley Sign Company

Abstract: An employee was working from a ladder about 10 feet above the ground. He apparently contacted an energized part of a 14.5-kilovolt neon sign. (There were current entry and exit wounds on his left index finger and right ring finger.) The employee sustained a cardiac arrest and fell to the ground. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was applied, and his heart was restarted. However, the employee remained in a coma with severe injuries, which he sustained in the fall. He died of his injuries 8 days after the accident.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, LADDER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, ADVERTISING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123663213			Fatality	Electric Shock	Packaging and filling machine operators

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