Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471403 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14471403 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 09/26/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103264875	09/26/1989	1761	0	Mark Jamroz Dba Markon Roofing & General Const.

Abstract: TWO ROOFERS WERE ERECTING A LADDER JACK SCAFFOLD. AS THE EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING ONE OF THE TWO METAL LADDERS OF THE SCAFFOLD AGAINST THE BUILDING, THE LADDER CONTACTED A 12-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ELECTROCUTED. NO INSULATION HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE ENERGIZED POWER LINE.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103264875			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers
2	103264875			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers

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