Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 897520 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU SCAFFOLD

Accident Summary Nr: 897520 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/10/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126621671	06/18/1996	1742	0	Tidewater Plastering & Drywall Co., Inc.

Abstract: An employee was helping to move a rubber-tired scaffold that was being towed by a van. Holding onto an attached steering bar, the employee was steering the rear wheels of the scaffold. The upper tier of the scaffold contacted one 7600-volt phase conductor of a three-phase overhead power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IB, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126621671			Fatality	Electric Shock	Plasterers

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