Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 920462 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC SIGN

Accident Summary Nr: 920462 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 04/14/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116503053	04/14/1995	7389	0	Delray Signs

Abstract: A sign installer was replacing panels on a sign that was about 20 feet high. He was working from a telescoping ladder mounted on a flat bed truck. The employee energized the structure, which had many signs, with his truck-mounted generator. When he contacted the structure, he received an electric shock and could not let go. The ground worker who accompanied him pulled the plug from the generator, and the sign installer fell from the ladder to the ground. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation was administered to no avail--the employee died of electrocution at a hospital.

Keywords: ELECTRICAL, CPR, E GI VII, ELECTROCUTED, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ADVERTISING SIGN, AERIAL LIFT, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116503053			Fatality	Electric Shock	Specified mechanics and repairers

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