Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201320058 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 201320058 -- Report ID: 0317900 -- Event Date: 03/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122028541	03/13/1997	1542	0	American Building Contractors

Abstract: An employee was working on an elevated surface outside a structure. He apparently contacted an overhead power line and was electrocuted.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	45	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122028541			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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