Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170104772 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 170104772 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114967466	09/14/1995	8063	0	New Castle State Developmental Center

Abstract: Three employees were moving a metal scaffold from one side of a building to the other so that they could continue painting. They moved the scaffold from the end of the building to a sidewalk. They traveled along the concrete sidewalk and then pushed the scaffold toward the building, where they were to resume painting. In the process, they had to pass beneath a 7200-volt overhead power line. The scaffold was 6.53 meters (21.4 feet) tall, and the overhead power line was 6.46 meters (21.2 feet) above the ground near the building. As a result, the scaffold contacted the power line. The three employees received electric shocks. One was hospitalized in critical condition. The other two were hospitalized for electric shock and for electrical burns to their feet.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114967466	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers
2	114967466	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers
3	114967466	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors, cleaning and building service workers

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