Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200920171 - electric shock - direct contact with overhead line

Accident Summary Nr: 200920171 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 04/05/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301808408	04/05/1999	1799	0	Talley Anchor Sign Co.

Abstract: A sign installer was working from a JLG aerial lift, installing a new sign. He had elevated the bucket to a height of about 8.5 meters above the ground. A 115-kilovolt overhead power line was located behind him. As he was elevating the bucket, his back and the bucket contacted the power line. The employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ADVERTISING SIGN, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	16	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	301808408			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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