Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202085353 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 202085353 -- Report ID: 0524700 -- Event Date: 06/05/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301529210	06/10/1997	4119	0	Rural Metro Ambulance

Abstract: Employee #1, an employee of an ambulance service, and three other rescuers were carrying an injured party on a backboard from an accident site. The rescuers contacted an overhead power line. The four rescuers were electrocuted, and six others nearby were injured. (Employee #1 was one of the four rescuers who were electrocuted. The other people electrocuted or injured apparently were not employees.)

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ELECTROCUTED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301529210			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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