Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100611326 - Employee Strikes Overhead Powerline and Is Electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 100611326 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 06/16/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309551869	06/16/2006	1799	236220	Ultimate Exteriors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was using an aerial lift to position a tarp when he struck an overhead power line powered at 7,200 kilovolts. Employee #1 died.

Keywords: COVER, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTROCUTED, AERIAL LIFT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	309551869			Fatality	Electric Shock	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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