Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200332138 - Painter Contacts High Voltage Wire, Falls, and Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 200332138 -- Report ID: 0830300 -- Event Date: 08/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312401177	08/12/2008	1721	238320	Califan Painting

Abstract: On August 4, 2008, Employee #1 was painting the wall of a building adjacent to an electrical substation, when the six-foot painting wand he was using contacted a 7,200-volt conductor. Employee #1 suffered an electric shock and fell eight feet. Employee #1 sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.

Keywords: HEAD, BUILDING, STRUCK AGAINST, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, PAINTER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312401177			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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