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Accident Summary Nr: 170831192 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 170831192 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 05/14/1998
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
30202087005/21/199817610Arrow Spouting Service

Abstract: An employee was on an aluminum ladder, 7.6 meters above the ground, installing a 2.7-meter-long fascia cap on a residence. He was within 1.7 meters of a 7970-volt overhead power line. He flipped the cap around, and it contacted the power line and the house. The employee received an electric shock and fell to the concrete sidewalk. He died at a hospital almost 4 hours later.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, METAL SIDING
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling Maintenance or repair Under $50,000 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 302020870 Fatality Electric Shock Construction trades, n.e.c. Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Installing culverts and incidental drainage
Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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