Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 943662 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 943662 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 11/09/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111111175	11/19/1994	1521	0	Bobby Sweat Dba Bobby Sweat

Abstract: Two employees had installed a vinyl window in a residence. They were removing a 30-foot-long aluminum extension ladder from the side of the house. The ladder fell into a three-phase, 7200-volt overhead power line. One of the employees was electrocuted. The other received an electric shock and sustained severe burns, necessitating the amputation of both arms and of three toes on his right foot. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111111175			Fatality	Electric Shock	Carpenter apprentices
2	111111175			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers

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