Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124081.015 - Employee working from man-lift makes contact with 14 kV elec

Accident Summary Nr: 124081.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 02/12/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1462563.015	02/12/2020		238170	M & J Construction Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on February 12, 2020, an employee was working to place exterior vent covers on the side of a building. The employee was operating a man-lift (80 foot Art Man-lift with Jib Model 800AJ, Serial #0300251673) when it made contact with a 14 kV electrical wire on a street pole. As the employee lowered the boom, the pressure broke through the wire insulation and the boom of the man-lift, it made direct contact with the energized wire and the employee was electrocuted.

Keywords: Contact, Electric Cable, Electrocuted, Energized, Struck Against

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		New project or new addition				30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1462563.015	26	F	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior cladding Fatality Cause:

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