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Accident Summary Nr: 200620466 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER
Accident Summary Nr: 200620466 -- Report ID: 0454714 -- Event Date: 12/17/1999
| Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
| 302489182 | 12/28/1999 | 1761 | 0 | William John Glymp |
Abstract:
An employee was on the ground pulling a 12.2-meter-long aluminum extension ladder away from a wall. Anther employee was on the ladder, lowering it from the eaves of the structure. The ladder contacted an overhead power line, and the employee on the ground was electrocuted.
Keywords:
OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, E C, METAL LADDER
Accident Details
| End Use |
Project Type |
Project Cost |
Stories |
Non-building Height |
Fatality |
| Other building |
New project or new addition |
$50,000 to $250,000 |
2 |
35 |
X |
Employee Details
| Employee # |
Inspection Nr |
Age |
Sex |
Degree of Injury |
Nature of Injury |
Occupation |
| 1 |
302489182 |
|
|
Fatality |
Electric Shock |
Construction trades, n.e.c. |