Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200460228 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 200460228 -- Report ID: 0111400 -- Event Date: 06/15/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302057179	06/17/1998	1751	0	Dmt Siding And Window Company

Abstract: The owner of a siding and door installation company was moving a 9.8-meter-long aluminum extension ladder near a 13.8-kilovolt (7980-volt-to-ground) overhead power line. The ladder contacted the power line, and the company owner was electrocuted.

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
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	3	26	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302057179			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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