Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170748214 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170748214 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 11/06/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116230814	11/07/1995	1761	0	Par Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees of a roofing contractor were extending an aluminum extension ladder when it contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line. One of the employees was electrocuted. The other received an electric shock and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ROOFER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116230814			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers
2	116230814			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Roofers

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