Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14553705 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 14553705 -- Report ID: 0729300 -- Event Date: 09/27/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106537178	09/27/1996	1761	0	B & L Steel, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were guiding a mobile scaffold as it was being moved into position by a bobcat. The scaffold had platform stages that were as high as 7.6 meters above the ground. As it was being moved, the scaffold contacted an overhead power line. One of the two employees guiding it was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and sustained severe burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106537178			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	106537178			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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