Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200550929 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 200550929 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/01/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303076780	10/04/1999	5531	0	Simple Simon Tire And Car Care Center

Abstract: Two employees had repaired a flagpole and were reinstalling it. The aluminum pole contacted a 13.8-kilovolt overhead power line. One employee was electrocuted. The other received an electric shock and sustained burns. He was hospitalized for his injuries. (The original form did not list this employee on an injury line.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, E GI IC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303076780			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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