Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170123368 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 170123368 -- Report ID: 0454713 -- Event Date: 08/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120590021	08/08/1996	4225	0	Cherokee Warehouse Inc

Abstract: An employee was working from an aluminum ladder when he contacted a 277-volt conductor. He was electrocuted. A coworker received an electric shock and burns on his hands when he tried to remove the first employee from the ladder. The coworker was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, LOCKOUT, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120590021			Fatality	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers
2	120590021			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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