Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14554737 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU HANDLE

Accident Summary Nr: 14554737 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 06/12/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101382620	06/15/1990	1721	0	Joerz Painting

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING AN OUTSIDE WALL THAT WAS 10 FEET, 10 INCHES HIGH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF THE WALL, WHICH WAS 10 INCHES THICK, APPROACHING THE LADDER SO THAT HE COULD DESCEND. HE WAS CARRYING A 10-FOOT, 0.5-INCH ALUMINUM EXTENSION HANDLE THAT WAS HOLDING A PAINTING ROLLER. THE ALUMINUM HANDLE CONTACTED A 13.8-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO HAD SUFFERED MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD LATER THAT AFTERNOON AT A HOSPITAL. BURN MARKS WERE FOUND ON THE EXTENSION HANDLE AT A POINT 24.5 INCHES FROM THE END.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, EXTENSION HANDLE, FALL, PAINTER, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101382620			Fatality	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance

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