Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 735142 - ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 735142 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 06/21/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105453922	06/27/1988	1761	0	Albert Thompson

Abstract: An employee was working on top of a building, cleaning out gutters. He was not using any type of fall protection. He lost his balance and contacted an overhead power line. He received an electric shock and fell 7.6 meters. He also sustained burns and other injuries in the fall. He was hospitalized for his injuries for more than a month.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105453922			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers

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