Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 660340 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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109123539 | 04/05/1993 | 1751 | 0 | Jac Construction Company Limited |
Abstract: TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PAINTING A HOUSE. THE GROUND WAS SNOW COVERED AND WET, AND THE WEATHER WAS COLD. A 40-FOOT ALUMINUM LADDER WAS LEANING AGAINST THE HOUSE. THE TWO EMPLOYEES MOVED THE LADDER, AND IT CONTACTED A 2400-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS ELECTROCUTED; THE OTHER WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR THE ELECTRIC SHOCK HE RECEIVED.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 109123539 | Fatality | Electric Shock | Painters, construction and maintenance | ||
2 | 109123539 | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Painters, construction and maintenance |