Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 511196 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 511196 -- Report ID: 0931600 -- Event Date: 07/06/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100011261	07/22/1987	8331	0	Whiteriver Apache Tribe Skill Center

Abstract: An employee was standing on the elevated forks of a Hyster Hi-Lift, trying to retrieve his daughter's kite from an overhead power line. The forklift truck belonged to a logging company. The employee apparently borrowed the forklift truck and brought it to the site for use in retrieving the kite. While he was standing on the forks of the forklift truck, the employee contacted an overhead power line and was electrocuted. (He also fell about 6 meters to the ground.)

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100011261			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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