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Accident Summary Nr: 124474.015 - Ladder contacts overhead power line and employee receives el

Accident Summary Nr: 124474.015 -- Report ID: 0352470 -- Event Date: 03/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1466891.015	03/03/2020		238160	Williams Renovations L.L.C.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on March 3, 2020, Employee #1 was employed by a construction home renovation contractor, while he was extending a 24-foot aluminum ladder on the side of a residence in order to perform roofing repair work. Employee #1 was holding the aluminum ladder that was extended to 22 feet 9 inches and apparently made contact with the 7620 volt energized overhead powerline. Employee #1 sustained a severe electrical shock, leg neurosis and an electrical burn exit wound on his toe, which resulted in a coma and hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Shock, Extension Ladder, Ladder, Leg, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Toe

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair			2	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1466891.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Roof Repar: Shingle	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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