Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201370079 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 201370079 -- Report ID: 0317700 -- Event Date: 10/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301038212	10/22/1997	1731	0	John Kluck Jr. General Contractor

Abstract: Three employees of a general contractor were setting up an 8.7-meter aluminum ladder that was to be used as a shingle elevator for a roofing job. The ladder contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line located approximately 8.5 meters above the ground. The three employees received electric shocks for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, E C, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301038212	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
2	301038212	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause
3	301038212	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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