Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200370336 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 200370336 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 01/03/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301761656	01/20/1999	1751	0	Leonel Servin Perez

Abstract: Two employees were erecting a pump-jack scaffold. As they were raising one of the scaffold's metal poles to set it in place, the wind caught the pole and blew it into a nearby overhead power line. The two employees received electric shocks. They were hospitalized for their injuries.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301761656			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters
2	301761656			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters

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