Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100467.015 - Employee contacts a power line and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 100467.015 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 11/02/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1275237.015	11/02/2017		238320	Prime Touch Services, Inc

Abstract: At 12:15 p.m. on November 2, 2017, an employee was painting trim boards. The employee was working from an aerial boom lift and had completed the work and was in the process of coming down to the ground when the employee made contact with a 32,000 volt primary power line. The power line was approximately 12 feet away from the building. Contact with the power line was made in the back of the head and the exit wound was through the right hand which was in contact with the boom lift railing. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Electrical, Electrocuted, Power Lines

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	40	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1275237.015	37	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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