Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494793 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - LIGHTNING

Accident Summary Nr: 14494793 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 05/14/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101802387	05/19/1986	1623	0	Chapman Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: SHORTLY AFTER A RAINSTORM, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING NEXT TO A PICKUP TRUCK PARKED BETWEEN TWO NEWLY INSTALLED UTILITY POLES. LIGHTNING STRUCK THE VHF RADIO ANTENNA ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO WAS TOUCHING THE FRONT FENDER AND OPEN DRIVER-SIDE DOOR, WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER, WHO WAS STANDING 4 TO 6 INCHES FROM THE BACK BUMPER OF THE TRUCK, WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR ELECTRIC SHOCK.

Keywords: E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LIGHTNING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, PICKUP TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101802387			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	101802387			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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