Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100820877 - One killed, one injured when ladder contacts power line

Accident Summary Nr: 100820877 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 10/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306721630	10/03/2003	1521	236118	Jerry Dempsey Dba Dempsey & Sons Construction

Abstract: At approximately 10:14 a.m. on October 1, 2003, Employees #1 and #2 were positioning a 27 ft tall, Safety Hoist Laddervator, model no. 123, serial no. 16174, on the roof of a house so they could hoist roofing materials. They were lifting the unit when the top of the ladder contacted a 19 ft tall, 7,200-volt overhead power line that was 11 ft from the house. Both employees suffered an electric shock. Employee #2 was killed. Employee #1 was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted for treatment. Neither employee was using any form of PPE. The employer did not have a written safety program and it failed to train employees on the hazards associated with power lines. The workers also failed to maintain a safe working distance from the overhead power lines.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, WORK RULES, ELECTROCUTED, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, METAL LADDER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, UNTRAINED

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	20	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306721630			Fatality	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire
2	306721630			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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