Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 642785 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 642785 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 05/15/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101545358	05/15/1996	1761	0	Devoe Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was installing vinyl siding on a house. He was moving a pole for an aluminum pump-jack scaffold along the front side of the house to erect the scaffold in a new position on the side of the house. A 34.5-kilovolt overhead power line was located near the front corner. The 7.3-meter-long aluminum pole, which the employee was carrying in a vertical position, contacted the power line or came close enough for current to arc to the pole. The employee received an electric shock and suffered serious burns to his hands and feet. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, PUMP JACK SCAFFOLD, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101545358			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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