Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100989.015 - Two employees are shocked when scaffold falls onto power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 100989.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 11/21/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1279066.015	11/21/2017		236117	Carlos Moran

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on November 21, 2017, Employees #1 and #2 and Coworker #1, construction workers working at a residential construction project, were preparing to work on a pump jack scaffold. Coworker #1 was on the building's roof and lifting a section of scaffold into place when the scaffold fell and made contact with an overhead power line. The power arced, and Employees #1 and #2, on the ground, were shocked. Emergency services were called, and the injured employees were transported to the hospital. Employee #1 was treated for electric shock and burns and released. Employee #2, who was more severely injured, was admitted and treated for electric shock and burns.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrocuted, Falling Object, Overhead Power Line, Pump Jack Scaffold, Residential Construction, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1279066.015		M	Non Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:
2	1279066.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction Laborer	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause:

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