Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170123285 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170123285 -- Report ID: 0454700 -- Event Date: 07/07/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120558358	07/21/1995	1761	0	Donny Charles Roofing Co

Abstract: Two employees were removing a 7.6-meter-long ladder from the edge of a roof that was about 5.2 meters above the ground. The ladder fell back into a 7200-volt overhead power line located 3.7 meters from the edge of the building. The two employees, who were both holding onto the ladder as it contacted the power line, were electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120558358			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers
2	120558358			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers

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