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Accident Summary Nr: 170751549 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170751549 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 10/21/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119513620	10/22/1992	1761	0	Jung'S Siding

Abstract: A SUPERVISOR WAS MOVING A 36-FOOT ALUMINUM EXTENSION LADDER FROM ONE SIDE OF A PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD TO ANOTHER. THE LADDER HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 24 FEET. A 13.5-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WAS LOCATED NEAR THE LADDER. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES, WAS AWARE OF THE POWER LINE AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THEM. HOWEVER, AS HE TOOK A SINGLE STEP, THE LADDER CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND SUFFERED SEVERE BURNS TO HIS HANDS AND FEET. THE LITTLE TOE ON ONE FOOT WAS AMPUTATED. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES.

Keywords: BURN, AMPUTATED, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119513620			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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