Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14471460 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14471460 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/21/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106151483	08/30/1989	0782	0	Vito Di Pinto Landscape Contractors, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE OF A LANDSCAPING FIRM WAS WORKING FROM AN ALUMINUM LADDER, TRIMMING A TREE. HIS LEG CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE DIED 4 DAYS LATER OF INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TREE TRIMMING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106151483			Fatality	Electric Shock	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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