Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14535546 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 14535546 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 09/03/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101454916	09/09/1987	1742	0	Howard Clausen Plastering

Abstract: An employee was working on a scaffold near a 7200-volt overhead power line that was about 9.6 meters above the ground. The power line was close to the guardrail on the scaffold. The employee, who was apparently standing at the outside edge of the scaffold, contacted the power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101454916			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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