Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 709451 - ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURN - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 709451 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 01/19/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105579627	01/20/1988	7389	0	Lamplighter Sign Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM AN ELECTRIC SIGN SO THAT IT COULD BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE SIGN WAS 60 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, BEING HELD BY A CRANE AS THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED. THE SIGN WAS UNBOLTED, AND THE CRANE RAISED IT SLIGHTLY SO THAT THE WIRING FOR THE SIGN COULD BE DISCONNECTED. THE SIGN BECAME UNHOOKED FROM THE CRANE AND FELL INTO A 44-KILOVOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE. THE EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS TOUCHING A METAL POLE, RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SIGN, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC, CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105579627			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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