Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200820116 - electric shock - contact with overhead line

Accident Summary Nr: 200820116 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 06/23/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300586039	06/24/1997	1611	0	Milburn Brothers, Inc

Abstract: An employee was operating equipment near an overhead power line. The equipment apparently contacted the power line, and the employee was electrocuted. He had not been trained in the hazards associated with working around overhead power lines.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, UNTRAINED, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	22	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300586039			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Erecting structural steel Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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