Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 810465 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 810465 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 10/20/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18528364	01/23/1989	1761	0	Mcdowell Roofing And Maintenance Company

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE ROOF OF A CHURCH. HE HAD JUST DESCENDED AN EXTENSION LADDER. THE EMPLOYER'S NORMAL PRACTICE WAS TO LOWER THE LADDER AND THEN LAY IT ON ITS SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW THIS PRACTICE. INSTEAD, HE APPARENTLY RAISED THE LADDER AND PULLED IT BACKWARDS INTO A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE THAT WAS ABOUT 25 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Keywords: EXTENSION LADDER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18528364			Fatality	Electric Shock	Roofers

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