Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360278 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 201360278 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301031019	05/01/1997	1761	0	Charles Williams Contractor

Abstract: Two employees were taking down an aluminum extension ladder from the side of a church. A 7200-volt overhead power line was located 3 meters from the church. Because the sections of the ladder would not retract easily and because the ladder did not have a rope or other device to move the ladder sections, the employees had to lay the ladder on the ground and force the sections of the ladder together or apart. As the employees were lowering the extended ladder, it contacted the power line. One employee was electrocuted. The other employee received an electric shock and suffered severe burns. She was hospitalized for her injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301031019			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use
2	301031019			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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