Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118493.015 - Two employees are electrocuted when ladder touches power lin

Accident Summary Nr: 118493.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 07/24/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419706.015	07/26/2019		236118	B Builders Contracting, Llc

Abstract: At 8:15 p.m. on July 24, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a construction company, were putting away the 35-foot aluminum extension ladder they had used while painting the exterior of a house. The ladder made contact with the house's power service line, and electricity was conducted through the aluminum to the employees. Both Employee #1 and Employee #2 were electrocuted.

Keywords: Electric Conductor, Electrocuted, Extension Ladder, Ladder, Paint, Painter, Power Lines, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	25	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419706.015	37	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:
2	1419706.015	53	M	Fatality		Painters, construction and maintenance	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior painting Fatality Cause:

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