Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170751739 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL RULE

Accident Summary Nr: 170751739 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119587913	12/02/1993	8713	0	Day Businesses, Incorporated

Abstract: Two employees threw a weight attached to the end of a nylon string over a 6750-volt overhead power line. They used the string to pull up a 200-foot-long steel measuring tape so that they could measure the distance from the ground to the power line. Both employees were holding the metal tape when it contacted the power line, and they were both electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, MEASURING DEVICE, ELECTROCUTED, UNTRAINED, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119587913			Fatality	Electric Shock	Surveying and mapping technicians
2	119587913			Fatality	Electric Shock	Surveying and mapping technicians

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