Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14496640 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14496640 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 05/23/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106574809	05/25/1989	1761	0	Plumb Level & Square Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYER AND THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A 5-FOOT-BY-7-FOOT-BY-28-FOOT, 3-INCH SCAFFOLD AROUND THE END OF A BUILDING. AS THEY WERE MOVING THE SCAFFOLD, IT CONTACTED A 161-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS LOCATED ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER THREE RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCKS AND SEVERE BURNS. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106574809	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	106574809	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
3	106574809	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
4	106574809	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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