Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 964163 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Accident Summary Nr: 964163 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 11/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108426859	11/13/1990	1761	0	Quality Construction

Abstract: Three employees were moving an aluminum ladder in front of a house on which they were installing siding. The ladder was extended to a length of 9.2 meters. A 12-kilovolt (phase-to-phase) overhead power line ran alongside the front of the house. The power line was 1.6 meters from the house, and the phase conductor closest to the house was 8.7 meters from the ground. The three employees received electric shocks when the ladder contacted the phase conductor. One of the employees was electrocuted. Another was hospitalized for his injury. The power line had not been insulated against contact, and the employer had not advised the electric utility of the work being conducted.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108426859	Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	108426859	Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
3	108426859	Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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