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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #735142

BURN,E GI II,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ROOF,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION

Event
BURN,E GI II,OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ROOF,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRIC SHOCK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
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. #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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