Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114648.015 - Employee makes contact with power line and is shocked

Accident Summary Nr: 114648.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 03/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1386780.015	03/21/2019		238140	Denis Reyes

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on March 18, 2019, Employee #1, the owner of a masonry company, was working at the site of a four-story multifamily residential building that was being renovated. The employee was working from a scaffold and attempting to measure the distance between the scaffold and a power line. The employee inadvertently made contact with the power line and sustained an electric shock to his right forearm. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for electric shock injuries that included nerve damage.

Keywords: Arm, Contact, Electric Shock, Measuring Device, Nerve damage, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Scaffold

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			4	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1386780.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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