Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123294.015 - Employee is electrocuted when gutter touches power line

Accident Summary Nr: 123294.015 -- Report ID: 0213400 -- Event Date: 01/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1457008.015	01/17/2020		238170	Toledo Seamless Gutters Construction Co

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on January 17, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a gutters company, was working at a multiemployer construction project, a two-story multifamily residential structure. He was working from a ladder and attempting to hoist a 53-foot section of aluminum gutter for installation. The gutter came into contact with a 13 kilovolt electrical power line. A surge of electrical power travelled through the gutter to Employee #1, who was electrocuted.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Shock, Electrocuted, Energized, Hoist, Installing, Ladder, Material Handling, Metal Siding, Power Lines, 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	1457008.015	29	M	Fatality		Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause:

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