Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 107777.015 - Employee is electrocuted while connecting service drop line

Accident Summary Nr: 107777.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 07/28/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1333899.015	07/28/2018		236118	Tony Shumakeris

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 28, 2018, Employee #1 was working from an aluminum extension ladder, approximately 16 feet above the ground, while attempting to connect an electrical service drop line from a residential meter socket to the overhead 240 volt service line. The employee made contact with the energized 120 volt conductors of the overhead service line and was electrocuted.

Keywords: Electric Conductor, Electric Meter, Electrical Work, Electrocuted, Ladder, Lockout, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1333899.015	56	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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