Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119132.015 - Employee is shocked when metal pole nears power lines

Accident Summary Nr: 119132.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 03/20/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1391284.015	04/04/2019		236118	Stoneco Construction Inc

Abstract: At 10:53 a.m. on March 20, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a remodeling company, was doing rehabilitation work at a one-story residential structure. He was pouring concrete and moving a bull float with a 30-foot aluminum poles across the concrete. The poles came close to overhead power lines, and an electric arc occurred. The employee was shocked. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of electric shock.

Keywords: Burn, Concrete, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Installing, Metal Pole, Overhead Power Line, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Repair, Residential Construction

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1391284.015	37	M	Hospitalized injury		Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Pouring concrete floor at grade Fatality Cause:

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