Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 793661 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 793661 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 07/31/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108238445	07/31/1990	3999	0	National Advertising Company

Abstract: Two advertising sign service workers were changing the panels on a billboard. As the work was about completed, one of the employees climbed down from the face of the sign and went behind the billboard. He then climbed back to the top of the sign to finish up. He noticed that he had left his coworker's shepherd's hook hanging on the opposite side of the billboard. As he lifted and rotated the 4.3-meter-long aluminum hook over top of the sign, the end of the hook contacted a 7200-volt overhead power line. The employee received an electric shock and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ADVERTISING SIGN, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108238445			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Sales workers, other commodities

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