Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100055.015 - Worker is shocked when ladder touches power line

Accident Summary Nr: 100055.015 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 04/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1230095.015	05/03/2017	1761	238170	317716704 - French'S Gutters & Sheet Metal Inc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on April 21, 2017, Employee #1, employed by a gutter company, was installing a gutter at a private residence. He extended a metal extension ladder, and the ladder made contact with a high voltage overhead power distribution line. Employee #1 received an electric shock and burns to his hands and feet. Emergency services were called, and Employee #1 was transported to the hospital. He was admitted and treated for the electric shock and burns.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Foot, Hand, Installing, Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1230095.015	34	M	Hospitalized injury		Supervisors, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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