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Accident: 128697.015 - Employee Makes Contact With Power Line And Is Electrocuted
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1488478.015 | 08/18/2020 | Cicogna Electric And Sign Company |
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 light s with LED light sets on an outdoor commercial sign. The basket, which lacked e lectrical 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.
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advertising sign, aerial lift, basket, boom truck, construction, contact, elec insulation, electrical work, electrician, electrocuted, installing, lighting, lighting fixture, overhead power line, power lines
| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial building | New project or new addition | 30 | X | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Construction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1488478.015 | 41 | M | Fatality | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Fencing, installing lights, signs, etc. FatCause: |