Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201204500 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201204500 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 08/18/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314780933	08/30/2010	1761	238170	Raindrop Ltd

Abstract: An employee was standing on the ground holding an extension ladder, when it came into contact with an overhead 12,000-volt power conductor and became energized. The employee went into cardiac arrest. Emergency personal arrived within minutes. A defibrillator was used, and CPR was administered until a pulse was detected. The employee was airlifted to the nearest hospital.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, SHEET METAL, CPR, LADDER, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	314780933			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Sheet metal workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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