Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170097471 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL SCRAP

Accident Summary Nr: 170097471 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 05/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115516502	05/13/1993	1731	0	Kendo Construction Inc

Abstract: An employee was remodeling an outdoor sign. A 12.47-kilovolt overhead power line was located near the sign. The employer contacted the electric utility company about the power line, but it was not covered. As the employee was removing a 12-foot-long piece of metal from the sign, the metal piece contacted the power line. The employee received an electric shock and sustained multiple electrical burns. He had one hand amputated as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, AMPUTATED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, SCRAP METAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115516502			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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