OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735142

ALBERT THOMPSON

GAFFNEY, SC· 1988-06-21T00:00:00

Event: BURN, E GI II, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ROOF, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL, FALL PROTECTION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #105453922
Employer profile: ALBERT THOMPSON
Summary number: 735142
Report ID: 454510

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK & FALL - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE

Investigation abstract

An employee was working on top of a building, cleaning out gutters. He was not u sing any type of fall protection. He lost his balance and contacted an overhead power line. He received an electric shock and fell 7.6 meters. He also sustained burns and other injuries in the fall. He was hospitalized for his injuries for more than a month.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
15

Occupation code
869

Human factor
9

Environmental factor
13

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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