Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481371 - electric shock - contact with overhead line through forklift

Accident Summary Nr: 201481371 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/11/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119794980	05/11/1998	1799	0	Gary Ramsdell Dba Ramsdell Construction

Abstract: An employee was working from a platform attached to the elevated forks of a forklift truck. He was holding a section of rain gutter that he was removing. The mast of the forklift contacted an energized overhead power line. The employee was hospitalized for electrical shock and severe burns to both hands and both knees.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119794980			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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