Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872600 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 170872600 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 02/04/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120085154	02/06/1997	0174	0	Sun Pacific Harvesting

Abstract: An employee was picking oranges in a row of trees between two utility poles. The poles supported a three-phase overhead power line that was located about 5.5 meters above the ground. The employee moved his ladder between the trees after he finished picking a tree. The employee carried the 4.9-meter-long ladder in a vertical position so that he could set up quickly and pick oranges from the next tree. As he was carrying the aluminum ladder, it contacted the power line. The employee received an electric shock and sustained several burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, AGRICULTURE, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E AG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120085154			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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