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

Accident Summary Nr: 888958 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/02/1988
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
10442654908/15/198880590Ginger 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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