OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14516306

D & A HIGHRISE

ORLANDO, FL· 1986-10-08T00:00:00

Event: OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTROCUTED, LADDER, METAL LADDER, E GI IB
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #101823946
Employer profile: D & A HIGHRISE
Summary number: 14516306
Report ID: 420600

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE THRU LADDER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING WINDOWS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A TWO-STORY BUILDING. HE WA S USING A 21-FOOT, PORTABLE, LOUISVILLE SECTIONAL ALUMINUM LADDER TO REACH THE W INDOWS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE LADDER TO THE NEXT WINDOW, IN AN AREA BETWEE N THE BUILDING AND A 7200-VOLT OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHEN THE LADDER CONTACTED THE POWER LINE. (THE OVERHEAD LINE WAS 20 FEET, 9 INCHES FROM THE GROUND. IT RAN EA ST TO WEST, PARALLEL TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING AND ABOUT 8 FEET AWAY.) T HE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 29 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
25

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8870

Task assigned
1

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