Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14516363 - ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14516363 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 03/12/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101159663	03/13/1987	1761	0	General Services & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON A 27-FOOT-BY-15-FOOT-BY-9-FOOT METAL BUILDING, PUTTING SEALANT BETWEEN GROOVES. THEY WERE APPLYING SWEPCO HEAVY DUTY ROOF COATING WITH A BRUSH AND A STRAW-TYPE BROOM. BOTH EMPLOYEES WERE EXPERIENCED IN THIS TYPE OF WORK, HAVING PERFORMED THIS TASK BEFORE. DURING THE COURSE OF THEIR WORK, ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED. THIS EMPLOYEE'S CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION, ENGULFING HIM IN FLAMES AND KNOCKING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE FROM THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE WHO FELL FROM THE BUILDING RECEIVED A CRUSHED HEEL, FOR WHICH HE WAS HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, FALL, UNTRAINED, FOOT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101159663			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	101159663			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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