Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400850 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU AERIAL LIFT

Accident Summary Nr: 201400850 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 06/07/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127263051	06/13/1997	1721	0	Barnes & More Inc John Koutz

Abstract: An employee was in an aerial lift, painting a barn. The aerial lift apparently contacted an overhead power line. The employee was lowered; and, as she stepped on the ground, she received an electric shock and sustained electrical burns. She was hospitalized for her injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, BOOM, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127263051			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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