Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118236.015 - Employee is burned from power line contact

Accident Summary Nr: 118236.015 -- Report ID: 0317000 -- Event Date: 04/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395871.015	04/24/2019		238160	Big Joe'S Roofing, Llc

Abstract: At 12:35 p.m. on April 24, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a roofing company, was working at an existing residential structure. He was on the roof and installing sheet metal flashing when he came in contact with a 13.2 kilovolt energized power line. The employee required hospitalization and treatment for electrical burns.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Energized, Installing, Metal Sheet, Overhead Power Line, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Residential Construction, Roof

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1395871.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repair: Sheet Metal	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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