Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121464.015 - Employee is shocked when ladder contacts overhead power line

Accident Summary Nr: 121464.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1419770.015	07/30/2019		236115	Ash-Ann Homes, Inc

Abstract: At 2:30 p.m. on July 16, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a home builder, was installing rain gutters for a new three-story residential building. He was working from a metal ladder. The employee moved the ladder, and it made contact with the energized overhead powerline. The employee sustained an electric shock. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of electric shock injuries.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Energized, Gutter, Installing, Lockout/Tagout, Metal Ladder, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		New project or new addition			3	35

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1419770.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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