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Accident Summary Nr: 201180395 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact with Overhead Line

Accident Summary Nr: 201180395 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 08/03/2000
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
12549521808/03/200017420Mechanical Insulation Services

Abstract: An employee was performing thermal insulation work. He was installing a jacket around an insulated cooling pipe. The pipe was located alongside the exterior wall of a building. The employee elevated himself in a JLG aerial lift to reach the pipe, which was approximately 6.1 metes above the ground. He swung the aerial lift away from the building. As he was going slowly upwards, he contacted a 12-kilovolt overhead power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, AERIAL LIFT, INATTENTION
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building Alteration or rehabilitation $50,000 to $250,000 4 35 X

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 125495218 Fatality Electric Shock Sheet metal workers

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