Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 690834 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & BURN - SIDING CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 690834 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 02/27/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102085842	02/27/1986	1799	0	Riverside Const & Siding Inc

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ALUMINUM SIDING ON A BUILDING THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. HE HAD TWO ALUMINUM LADDERS LEANING AGAINST THE BUILDING, WITH AN ALUMINUM PLANK BETWEEN THEM AT A HEIGHT OF 26 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE HAD SOME 150-INCH-LONG, 0.5-INCH J-CHANNEL STUCK IN THE GABLE END OF THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE PULLED A PIECE OF J-CHANNEL OUT OF THE BUILDING, AND IT CONTACTED A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS INSTALLED 5 TO 8 FEET FROM THE BUILDING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT WITH BURNS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

Keywords: BURN, METAL RAIL, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102085842			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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