Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14525901 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14525901 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 12/19/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1202977	12/19/1984	1742	0	Albert Migliori Corp

Abstract: THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A TUBULAR-WELDED-FRAME, MANUALLY PROPELLED MOBILE SCAFFOLD CLEAR OF AN AREA WHERE THEY HAD FINISHED APPLYING STUCCO TO A WALL. TWO MEN WERE PULLING AND STEERING THE RUBBER-TIRED UNIT, WHILE THE THIRD MAN WAS PUSHING. THE MATERIAL HOISTING ARM, WHICH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE 22-FOOT-HIGH TOP PLATFORM, CONTACTED AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. TWO MEN DIED AT THE SCENE, AND THE THIRD DIED AT THE HOSPITAL.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, MOBILE SCAFFOLD, ELECTROCUTED, E C, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1202977	Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.
2	1202977	Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.
3	1202977	Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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