Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 893651 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 893651 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 06/13/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105716674	06/14/1988	1731	0	The Brothers Signal Co., Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working from an aerial lift troubleshooting a malfunctioning traffic signal. Three 120-volt signals were side by side, about 3 meters from a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line. The aerial lift was not insulated. The employee's superintendent cautioned the employee throughout the day about the power line. The employee had checked one signal and swung the bucket toward the middle one when the left side of his face brushed against the power line and created an electric arc. He received an electric shock and was burned on the left side of his face and on his left leg and right hand.

Keywords: BURN, E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, STREETLIGHTING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, AERIAL LIFT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105716674			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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