Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 968354 - ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Accident Summary Nr: 968354 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 10/28/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104642624	11/01/1988	1799	0	Donrey Outdoor Advertising Company

Abstract: Three employees were dismantling a billboard structure. Two of them contacted a 69-kilovolt overhead power line. One employee was electrocuted. Another one received an electric shock and was knocked off the work platform. He fell about 7.6 meters, landing on top of a sheet metal roof. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: E GI III, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, ADVERTISING SIGN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104642624			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported
2	104642624			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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