Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14541874 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU MATERIAL

Accident Summary Nr: 14541874 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 08/26/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1175991	08/27/1984	1542	0	All Steel Buildings Inc

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE STANDING ON THE RED IRON METAL OF A PREFAB BUILDING WAS PULLING A DRIP CAP UPWARD FOR INSTALLATION ALONG THE END OF THE BUILDING. HE ALLOWED THE 20-FOOT SECTION OF DRIP CAP TO MAKE CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE BEHIND HIM. THE 12.4-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WAS 9 FEET, 1 INCH AWAY FROM THE BUILDING EDGE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED AND FELL 15 FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB.

Keywords: RAIN SPOUT, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1175991			Fatality	Electric Shock	Structural metal workers

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