Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 888958 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED CONDUCTOR

Accident Summary Nr: 888958 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/02/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104426549	08/15/1988	8059	0	Ginger Cove

Abstract: An employee was working from an aluminum ladder, trying to repair or replace a broken ceiling panel above an exit light. He was working in a 2.3-meter-high by 2.5-meter-wide hallway. During the job, he exposed some wiring even though he was not an electrician. He contacted a conductor and received an electric shock, which knocked him off the second step of the ladder to the floor, a distance of about 610 millimeters.

Keywords: E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, LADDER, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104426549			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Marine engineers and naval architects

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