Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100073295 - Employee electrocuted in contact with power line

Accident Summary Nr: 100073295 -- Report ID: 0453720 -- Event Date: 08/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309519585	08/29/2006	1799	238990	Fernando Hernandez Dba Chacalapa Installations

Abstract: On August 26, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were erecting a 24 ft by 40 ft aluminum building in Westfield, NC. Employee #1 was walking along the top plate of the building, installing structural supports. His coworker handed him an approximately 6 in. wide by 20 ft long piece of head channel to install as part of the structural roof support. Employee #1 was putting the head channel in place when it contacted an overhead power line. He sustained an electric shock that knocked him 13 ft 9 in. to the next lower level. Employee #1 was electrocuted but he sustained secondary internal injuries in the fall.

Keywords: ERECTION PROCESS, CLEARANCE, INSTALLING, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309519585			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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