Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 711812 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN BALLAST

Accident Summary Nr: 711812 -- Report ID: 1054111 -- Event Date: 01/08/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105310932	01/08/1990	7312	0	Ackerley Communications Of The Northwest Inc

Abstract: An employee was repairing 1.2-meter-long panels on a damaged billboard. A ground fault had energized the ineffectively grounded metal frame of a 120-volt ballast on the billboard. The employee received an electric shock when he touched the enclosure for the ballast wiring. The employee lost consciousness and, despite attempts to revive him through cardiopulmonary resuscitation, died of electrocution.

Keywords: BALLAST--LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL, CPR, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ADVERTISING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105310932			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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