Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202076477 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 202076477 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 02/04/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308655216	02/04/2005	1521	236115	John Sadri Custom Homes, Inc.

Abstract: Two employees were moving a 12.2-meter-long aluminum ladder. The ladder contacted a 7.2-kilovolt overhead power line. Both employees received%09 electric shocks, for which they were hospitalized.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308655216			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source
2	308655216			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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