Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120424.015 - Employee is killed by contact with high voltage line

Accident Summary Nr: 120424.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1435487.015	10/03/2019		238910	Jrp Construction Of Miami, Llc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on October 3, 2019, Employee #1 was preparing to install a wire reinforcement panel, on top of a concrete block wall, during residential construction. Employee #1 was moving wire reinforcement, within 54 inches, of a 7.2 kV, overhead transmission power line and accidentally, contacted the power line. Employee #1 suffered severe electrical shock, was electrocuted and killed.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Concrete, Construction, Contact, Elec Circ Part--Misc, Elec Equipment--Misc, Elec Insulation, Electric Arc, Electric Cable, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrical panel, Electrocuted, Installing, Power Lines, Shock

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition			3		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1435487.015	39	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior masonry Fatality Cause:

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