OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400733
EXTENSION LADDER,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,METAL LADDER,E GI IB
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A METAL EXTENSION LADDER (EXTENDED TO 20 FEET 3 INCHES) A LONG THE WALL OF A PARKING GARAGE. NEXT TO THE GARAGE WERE SOME OVERHEAD POWER L INES, THE CLOSEST OF WHICH WAS ABOUT 8 FEET FROM THE WALL AT A HEIGHT OF 19 FEET 8 INCHES. AS IT WAS BEING MOVED, THE LADDER APPARENTLY TIPPED OVER AND CONTACTE D THE 7200-VOLT POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTING THE EMPLOYEE.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 25 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 6
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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