Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114369.015 - Employee receives electric shock and falls from aerial lift,

Accident Summary Nr: 114369.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 03/11/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1384502.015	03/11/2019		238160	Angel Colesio

Abstract: At 12:00 a.m. on March 11, 2019, an employee worked to install exterior metal cladding on a three-story multi-family dwelling using a JLG aerial lift. While installing the metal siding, the basket of the aerial lift made contact with live overhead power lines next to the building. The employee received electrical shocks to the left arm and leg and, for an unspecified reason, fell approximately fifty-three feet from the basket. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns to the left arm and leg, and partial brain damage.

Keywords: Abrasive Burn, Aerial Lift, Arm, Basket, Brain, Contact, Electric Shock, Fall, Leg, Overhead Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1384502.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: 53 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 53 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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