Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128697.015 - Employee makes contact with power line and is electrocuted

Accident Summary Nr: 128697.015 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 08/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1488478.015	08/18/2020		238990	Cicogna Electric And Sign Company

Abstract: At 5:15 p.m. on August 17, 2020, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was working from a boom truck's basket and replacing fluorescent lights with LED light sets on an outdoor commercial sign. The basket, which lacked electrical insulation, was too close to an overhead power line. Employee #1 made contact with the power line and was exposed to 7,200 volts of electricity. He was killed by electrocution.

Keywords: Advertising Sign, Aerial Lift, Basket, Boom Truck, Construction, Contact, Elec Insulation, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Installing, Lighting, Lighting Fixture, Overhead Power Line, Power Lines

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1488478.015	41	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. Fatality Cause:

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