Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118803.015 - Employee is killed after electric shock and fall from ladder

Accident Summary Nr: 118803.015 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/07/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421694.015	08/08/2019		238170	Valley Contractor Services, Inc

Abstract: At 1:25 p.m. on August 7, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a construction company, was working at a two-story multifamily residential structure. He was working from an aluminum extension ladder and replacing galvanized steel gutter downspouts when his hands made contact with live overhead high voltage lines. He fell from the ladder, a fall height of 10 feet. Employee #1, who sustained head injuries and electrical burns to both hands, was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall Protection, Hand, Head, Ladder, Maintenance, Overhead Power Line, Repair, Residential Construction

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1421694.015	35	M	Fatality		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: 10 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 10 feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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