Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200270627 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 200270627 -- Report ID: 0524500 -- Event Date: 09/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300221579	10/21/1999	1799	0	Multi-Spray Systems Inc

Abstract: Two employees were pressure washing the siding of a church. One of them was electrocuted when the aluminum ladder he was using contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300221579			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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