Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201360393 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU ANTENNA

Accident Summary Nr: 201360393 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 09/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
301033445	09/25/1997	4841	0	Wireless One

Abstract: An employee working alone was proof testing a television signal at a residence. A 1440-volt overhead power line that was 8.2 meters above the ground was located nearby. The proofing equipment consisted of a 10.7-meter-long, telescoping fiberglass pole, a 12.2-meter-long coaxial cable, and a meter to measure the signal received by an antenna installed on the end of the fiberglass pole. The employee raised the antenna with fiberglass pole. He had the meter hanging by a strap wrapped around his neck. The antenna contacted the power line, and the employee was electrocuted. He was not discovered until 3 hours after the accident.

Keywords: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ANTENNA, E GI IB

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301033445			Fatality	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.

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