Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 755439 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 755439 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 05/03/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115134009	05/10/1993	5093	0	Carlsbad Association For Retarded Citizens Farm

Abstract: A full-time vocational instructor was assigned to replace a motor on a wall-mounted evaporative cooler. Either the employee or the metal extension ladder he was using contacted a 208-volt, single-phase overhead power line coming from a utility pole. He was found lying on the ground, moaning and breathing deeply and slowly. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was performed for about 15 minutes, and the employee was then transported to a hospital. He died of electrocution 3 days after the accident.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, UTILITY POLE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115134009			Fatality	Electric Shock	Counselors, educational and vocational

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