Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495279 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 14495279 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 11/15/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
843136	11/15/1984	1761	0	Southwestern Roofing & Metal Co

Abstract: Three employees had been performing roofing work. It was the end of the shift, and the employees were moving or taking down a portable metal ladder they had used to gain access to the roof. As the employees were moving it, the ladder contacted or came too close to a nearby overhead power line. One of the employees was electrocuted. The other two employees received electric shocks. One of these two employees also sustained burns and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, E C, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	843136	Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers
2	843136	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Roofers
3	843136	Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Roofers

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