Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124922.015 - Employee contacts overhead power line, falls, dies

Accident Summary Nr: 124922.015 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 03/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1470126.015	03/17/2020		238210	Sunburn Construction, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on March 17, 2020, Employee #1, employed by a residential solar panel installation company, was engaged in an installation at a two-story residential structure. He was in the basket of a boom lift and attempting to lower the basket to the ground when he came into contact with an energized overhead power line. The employee was shocked and burned. He fell from the basket, a fall height of 27 feet. Emergency medical services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for burns to 25% of the body, a fractured spine, and head trauma with brain injury. A week later, Employee #1 died from his injuries.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Basket, Boom Truck, Brain, Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Fall, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Installing, Overhead Power Line, Residential Construction, Solar, Spine, Traumatic

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation			2	27	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1470126.015	32	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 27 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 27 feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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