Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 604686 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 604686 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 06/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106109713	06/04/1991	3993	0	Modern Sign Co. Of Gulf Coast, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was on a Wilkie metal aerial ladder, installing a 120-volt fluorescent lighting fixture and an electric sign for a shopping center. He had not deenergized the existing circuit before working on it. He grabbed an energized conductor with his left hand and was electrocuted when his right knee touched the metal frame of the sign.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ADVERTISING SIGN, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106109713			Fatality	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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