Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 966572 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL ROD

Accident Summary Nr: 966572 -- Report ID: 0931700 -- Event Date: 10/29/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100963255	10/30/1987	1741	0	Crook Brothers Construction

Abstract: An employee was standing on a scaffold, 11.9 meters above the ground, constructing a masonry block wall. The scaffold did not have a guardrail, and the employee was not using personal fall protection equipment. He was apparently placing a 2-meter-long piece of rebar into a block before grouting it. The rebar contacted a 7500-volt overhead power line located about 2.4 meters above the work area. The employee received an electric shock then fell backward off the unguarded scaffold to the ground. He died as a result of the electric shock or the injuries he sustained in the fall.

Keywords: METAL BAR, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, REBAR, E C, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, SCAFFOLD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100963255			Fatality	Other	Brickmasons and stonemasons

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