OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527741

ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,E C,METAL LADDER,TRANSFORMER

1987-11-04T00:00:00

Event: ELECTRICAL,ELECTROCUTED,LADDER,E C,METAL LADDER,TRANSFORMER
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14527741
Report ID: 419400

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - CONTACT WITH TRANSFORMER THRU METAL LADDER

Investigation abstract

AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A METAL LADDER FROM A ROOF WHERE ROOFING WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE LADDER CONTACTED PARTS OF A TRANSFORMER ENERGIZED AT 13.2 KILOVOL TS, AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 26 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
13

Source
25

Occupation code
595

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
18

Task assigned
1

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