Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 14566582 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU FLAGPOLE
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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14610737 | 10/21/1985 | 7381 | 0 | Security Unlimited |
Abstract: AS AN EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING A FLAG UP A 41-FOOT-LONG FLAG POLE, THE HOISTING ROPE JAMMED IN A PULLEY. HE LIFTED THE BASE OF THE POLE OUT OF ITS MOUNTING SLEEVE, AND THEN LOST HIS BALANCE OR COULD NOT HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THE POLE. THE POLE DROPPED ACROSS A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 14610737 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Protective service occupations, n.e.c. |