Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167548 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL REBAR

Accident Summary Nr: 170167548 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/16/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120251822	05/06/1997	2331	0	Team Solorzano Construction

Abstract: An employee was working atop a 3.7-meter-high scaffold. As he picked up a length of metal rebar, it contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock, which caused him to fall to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken neck and head injuries. He was hospitalized for his injuries and was in a coma at the time the original abstract was written.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, REBAR, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, NECK, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120251822			Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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