Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170749360 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 170749360 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 01/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104472352	01/22/1993	1741	0	Henry J. Knott, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was assembling a scaffold. The employee stated that he brought a 7-foot-long scaffolding crossbrace into contact with a 7260-volt overhead power line. According to the employee, he was working about 3 to 4 feet away from the power line when the accident occurred. The employee apparently received an electric shock, but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104472352			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers

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