Accident Details
| Accident ID: | 59 |
| Circumstances: | A man was electrocuted when an extendable lighting tower made contact with an overhead 20kV line |
| Date: | November 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Occupation: | Tradesman |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age Group: | Adult 25-50 |
| Indoors/Outdoors: | Outdoors |
| Site: | Farm |
| Lighting: | Dusk |
| Weather: | Unknown |
| Work Group: | More than two |
| Supervision: | Unsupervised |
| Safety Procedure: | None |
| Voltage: | 20kV |
| Location: | Supply side |
| Equipment: | Overhead line |
| Defects: | Part made live |
| Contact: | Indirect |
| How could this accident have been prevented? | Safe system of work |
| Comment: | Threee others injured. |
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