Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167910 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170167910 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125908731	09/30/1997	1611	0	Coffman Specialties Inc

Abstract: A concrete finisher was using a float with a 10-meter-long aluminum handle to finish concrete. The handle contacted an overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock and burns to his hands and right thigh. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, METAL POLE, CONCRETE FLOAT, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125908731			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Concrete and terrazzo finishers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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