Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94858.015 - Employee is shocked when ladder touches power line

Accident Summary Nr: 94858.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 04/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226062.015	04/12/2017		541850	Amg Sign Company Inc.

Abstract: At 11:08 a.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1 and Coworker #1, employed by a sign company, were on a building roof and preparing to hang an advertising sign. Employee #1 used a rope to hoist an aluminum ladder up from the alley. He then grabbed the upper end of the ladder and began to walk backwards while dragging the ladder along the parapet wall. The lower end of the ladder rose up and made contact with an energized high voltage power line operating at 4,800 volts that was in proximity to the building. Employee #1 sustained an electric shock. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for multiple burns.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Hoist, Installing, Ladder, Material Handling, Power Lines, Roof

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226062.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer

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