Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 902841 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL TOWER

Accident Summary Nr: 902841 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124023292	09/29/1993	1731	0	Silver Spur Inc

Abstract: Two employees were erecting an 11.2-meter-tall metal television tower. They were raising it by hand. They lost control of the tower before they could place the base in its mounting hole, and the tower fell into a 7200-volt overhead power line. Both employees received electric shocks. One of them also sustained minor burns on his hands and serious burns on the little toe on his right foot. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The other employee sustained minor burns on his hands and more serious burns on both feet. This employee died of his injuries 12 days later in a hospital.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, TOWER, E GI IC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124023292			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Carpenters
2	124023292			Fatality	Electric Shock	Helpers, construction trades

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