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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12590873109/30/199716110Coffman 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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