Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126615.015 - Employee is electrocuted while removing window

Accident Summary Nr: 126615.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 04/29/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1477218.015	06/02/2020		561990	Brevard Windows & Doors, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 29, 2020, an employee was removing a window at a residence. While removing a window from about 30 feet above ground (3 floors up from ground), the lift got close to the FPL wire and it surged. The employee was electrocuted. The employee sustained various injuries, including a leg amputation. The employee was hospitalized. The lift was too close to the FPL wire which caused it to surge.

Keywords: Aerial Lift, Amputated, Amputation, Electrical Wire, Electrocuted, Leg, Overhead Power Line, Removing, Residential Construction, Window

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair			3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1477218.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Installers And Repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause:

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