Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 981829 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU METAL TUBE

Accident Summary Nr: 981829 -- Report ID: 0257250 -- Event Date: 08/10/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119470276	08/11/1993	1522	0	Alberto De Howitt

Abstract: An employee was working on the roof of a three-story building that was 24 feet in height. The employee threw down a 20-foot-long, 1.5-inch-diameter metal tube. The metal tube contacted a 4160-volt overhead power line that passed within 3 feet of the edge of the building. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, E GI IC, METAL PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119470276			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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