Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201401288 - electric shock - contact with overhead line thru metal

Accident Summary Nr: 201401288 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 10/15/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124967878	10/16/1997	1541	0	Westhouse Home Improvements

Abstract: An employee on a work platform was handed a 6.1-meter-long piece of metal. He raised the metal into a nearby overhead power line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL STRIP, E GI IC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	124967878			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	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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