Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170216055 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL BAR

Accident Summary Nr: 170216055 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125043141	08/14/1995	1751	0	Lee Brown

Abstract: Several employees of different contractors were building a pole building. A three-phase, 11-kilovolt overhead power line was located about 5.9 meters (19.5 feet) from the east side of the building. The employees were setting trusses with a 8.8-meter-long (28.9-foot-long) spreader bar. On the last truss, they decided to hook the spreader bar on the outside of the truss. As they were pushing the bar out to get past the truss, the bar contacted the power line. One of the employees, who was apparently touching the spreader bar, was electrocuted.

Keywords: METAL BAR, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E C, SPREADER BAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125043141			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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