Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 867614 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL POLE

Accident Summary Nr: 867614 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 08/03/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121937460	08/03/1995	5083	0	Claas Of America

Abstract: Two employees were erecting a 7.3-meter-tall (24-foot-tall) flag pole next to a road. The flag was to be used for advertising purposes. The metal flag pole contacted an overhead power line. One of the employees was electrocuted; the other received an electric shock. (Only one of the injured employees was listed on an injury line in the original form.)

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, METAL POLE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121937460			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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