Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124413.015 - Employee is electrocuted while using hand drill while standi

Accident Summary Nr: 124413.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/28/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466411.015	02/28/2020		237990	Jeffs Dock & Deck Services Inc.

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020, an employee was working from a concrete footing of a seawall in approximately twelve inches of water while operating a handheld electrical drill connected, by extension cord, to install a wood ledger at the seawall. When the employee pulled the trigger of the hand drill, the employee screamed and fell backwards into the water due to electrical shock with the drill in hand. The employee was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Back, Electric Cord, Electric Drill, Electrocuted, Fall, Screen, Water

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1466411.015	43	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Seawall construction, riprap placement Fatality Cause:

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