Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 77753.015 - Employee contacts a power line and falls to his death

Accident Summary Nr: 77753.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 06/27/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1074024.015	06/27/2015		561790	Bosveld Inc

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on June 27, 2015 an employee was power washing a silo. The employee had moved the aerial lift and it contacted a power line. The employee was shocked by 7,200 volts while on the roof of the silo and then fell approximately 60 feet to the ground and was killed. The employee sustained severe electrical burns and possibly multiple fractures from the fall.

Keywords: Electrical, Fall, Power Lines, Silo

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1074024.015	30	M	Fatality		Construction laborers

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