Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 315964536 - Electric Shock - Contact with Overhead Line thru Ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 315964536 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 04/03/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315964536	04/04/2012	7312	541850	Outdoor Advertising Services

Abstract: On April 3, 2012, an employee was working for Outdoor Advertising Services, which managed billboards. He was setting up a metal ladder alongside a billboard sign, when the ladder came into contact with an overhead power line energized at 7,200 volts. The employee sustained a shock. Emergency medical services were contacted, and the employee was sent to Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC. He was pronounced dead.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, ADVERTISING SIGN, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315964536			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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